George Reid Military person

Air Vice Marshal Sir George Ranald MacFarlane Reid KCB, DSO, MC & Bar (25 October 1893 – 19 May 1991) was a senior officer of the Royal Air Force. He began his career in aviation in World War I with the Royal Flying Corps after transferring from the Black Watch. He rose through a series of command positions in the RAF to become a consequential participant in World War II.

Personal facts

Birth dateOctober 25, 1893
Birth place
Ardeer Scotland
Date of deathMay 19, 1991

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Military person

award
Order of the Bath
Mentioned in dispatches
Military Cross
Distinguished Service Order
military branch
British Army
Royal Air Force
military command
No. 18 Squadron
No. 1 Flying Training School
No. 206 Squadron
No. 211 Squadron
No. 47 Squadron
No. 54 Group
No. 99 Squadron
RAF Spitalgate
RAF Upper Heyford
West Africa
military unit
No. 20 Squadron RAF
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Black Watch
No. 25 Squadron RAF
service start1914
service end1946

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