Robert Wardlow Oxspring | |
|---|---|
 Bobby Oxspring by Cuthbert Orde, 1940 | |
| Nickname(s) | Bobby or Oxo |
| Born | 22 May 1919 Hampstead, London, England |
| Died | 8 August 1989 (aged 70) Stamford, Lincolshire, England |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1938–1968 |
| Rank | Group captain |
| Service number | 40743 |
| Unit | No. 66 Squadron RAF No. 41 Squadron RAF |
| Commands | RAF Gatow (1965–67) No. 73 Squadron RAF (1949) No. 54 Squadron RAF (1948) No. 141 Wing RAF (1944–45) No. 222 Squadron RAF (1942) No. 72 Squadron RAF (1942) No. 91 Squadron RAF (1942) |
| Battles / wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Distinguished Flying Cross & Two Bars Air Force Cross Airman's Cross (Netherlands) |
Robert Wardlow Oxspring, DFC & Two Bars, AFC (22 May 1919 – 8 August 1989) was a Royal Air Force officer and flying ace of the Second World War.[1]
- ^ Price, Alfred (1997). Spitfire Mark V Aces 1941–45. Osprey Publishing. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-85532-635-4.