Sir Michael Giddings | |
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Born | Walthamstow, London, England | 27 August 1920
Died | 5 April 2009 | (aged 88)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1940–1976 |
Rank | Air Marshal |
Service number | 113414 |
Commands | Central Reconnaissance Establishment (1967–68) No. 57 Squadron (1957–60) No. 129 Squadron (1945–46) |
Battles / wars | Second World War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Flying Cross Air Force Cross & Bar |
Other work | Independent 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.