Gents,
Air Commodore Robert Carter, who has died aged 102, joined the RAF in 1927 as an aircraft apprentice, flew biplane bombers on the North West Frontier of India and, before retiring, converted to the Canberra jet bomber.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituar ... arter.html
RIP
Steve
Air Commodore Robert Carter
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Air Commodore Robert Carter
No.218 (Gold Coast) Squadron 1918-1945
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Re: Air Commodore Robert Carter
What an amazing life! We assume we're witnessing greater rates of change today, but a pilot's career spanning the 20s to the 50s would take some beating.
Richard
Richard