Richard Pink

Richard Pink
A black and white photograph of eight men, five standing and three seated, most of whom are wearing British military uniforms. The man standing in the middle is believed to be then-Lieutenant Colonel Pink.
The British Air Section at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference. The officer standing in the middle is believed to be then-Lieutenant Colonel Pink.
Born(1888-11-30)30 November 1888[1][2]
Winchester, Hampshire
Died7 March 1932(1932-03-07) (aged 43)
Princess Mary's RAF Hospital, RAF Halton, Buckinghamshire
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Navy (1904–18)
Royal Air Force (1918–32)
Years of service1904–1932
RankAir Commodore
CommandsRAF Manston (1929–31)
Aircraft Depot, Egypt (1921–23)
No. 2 (Indian) Wing (1925)
Milford Haven Anti-Submarine Group (1917)
Battles / warsFirst World War
Pink's War
AwardsCommander of the Order of the British Empire
Mentioned in Despatches[3]

Air Commodore Richard Charles Montagu Pink, CBE (30 November 1888 – 7 March 1932) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force (RAF). He distinguished himself during service with the Royal Navy and Royal Naval Air Service in the First World War, before joining the RAF shortly after its creation in 1918. He is the namesake of Pink's War, which was the first campaign conducted by the RAF alone and the only campaign to be named after an RAF officer.[1][2][4]

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