Michael Giddings

Sir Michael Giddings
Born(1920-08-27)27 August 1920
Walthamstow, London, England
Died5 April 2009(2009-04-05) (aged 88)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Air Force
Years of service1940–1976
RankAir Marshal
Service number113414
CommandsCentral Reconnaissance Establishment (1967–68)
No. 57 Squadron (1957–60)
No. 129 Squadron (1945–46)
Battles / warsSecond World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Flying Cross
Air Force Cross & Bar
Other workIndependent panel inspector with the Department of Environment

Air Marshal Sir Kenneth Charles Michael Giddings, KCB, OBE, DFC, AFC & Bar (27 August 1920 – 5 April 2009)[1] was a senior Royal Air Force officer who served as a fighter pilot during the Second World War. After retiring from the military, he became an independent panel inspector with the Department of Environment and chaired a number of inquiries concerning motorway expansion.

  1. ^ "Air Marshal Sir Michael Giddings". The Telegraph. 13 April 2009. Retrieved 15 April 2010.