Richard Jordan (RAF officer)
Sir Richard Bowen Jordan | |
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Air Commodore Richard Bowen Jordan | |
| Born | 7 February 1902 Pershore, Worcestershire |
| Died | 24 April 1994 (aged 92) Tunbridge Wells, Kent |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1921–58 |
| Rank | Air Marshal |
| Commands | Maintenance Command (1956–58) No. 25 Group (1951–53) Royal Observer Corps (1949–51) RAF Gibraltar (1948–49) RAF India and Pakistan (1947–48) No. 214 Squadron (1940–41) RAF Manston (1940) No. 83 Squadron (1939) |
| Battles / wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Flying Cross Mentioned in Despatches (4) Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta (Poland) Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands) |
Air Marshal Sir Richard Bowen Jordan, KCB, DFC (7 February 1902 – 24 April 1994) was a bomber pilot and squadron commander during the Second World War, a senior Royal Air Force officer during the post-war years and the sixth Commandant of the Royal Observer Corps (1949–51).