Charles Longcroft Military person

Air Vice Marshal Sir Charles Alexander Holcombe Longcroft, KCB, CMG, DSO, AFC (13 May 1883 – 20 February 1958) was a pilot and squadron commander in the Royal Flying Corps who went on to become a senior commander in the Royal Air Force.

Personal facts

Birth dateMay 13, 1883
Birth place
Ceredigion
Date of deathFebruary 20, 1958

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Military person

allegianceUnited Kingdom
award
Order of the Bath
Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)
Mentioned in dispatches
Distinguished Service Order
Order of St Michael and St George
military operations
World War I
military branch
British Army
military command
No. 1 Squadron RFC
No. 4 Squadron RFC
RAF Cranwell
service start1902
service end1929

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External resources

  1. http://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/Longcroft.htm