Dick Cresswell
(1920-2006)
Royal Australian Air Force fighter pilot
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Richard Cresswell, DFC (27 July 1920 – 12 December 2006) was an officer and pilot in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He commanded No. 77 (Fighter) Squadron twice during World War II and again during the Korean War. Cresswell was credited with being the first RAAF pilot to shoot down an enemy aircraft at night over Australian soil, the only man to serve as commanding officer of an RAAF squadron on three occasions during wartime, and the first officer to lead a jet-equipped Australian squadron in combat. His performance in Korea earned him the Commonwealth and the US Distinguished Flying Crosses.
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27 July 1920 Launceston, Tasmania
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12 December 2006 (aged 86) Canberra
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| Zodiac | Leo |
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