Wilfrid Ewart Oulton | |
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| Born | 27 July 1911 Monks Coppenhall, Cheshire |
| Died | 31 October 1997 (aged 86) Lymington, Hampshire |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1931–1961 |
| Rank | Air Vice-Marshal |
| Service number | 26209 |
| Commands | Joint Anti-Submarine School Joint Services Staff College Joint Task Force Grapple |
| Battles / wars | World War II: |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Distinguished Flying Cross Mentioned in Despatches (3) |
Air Vice-Marshal Wilfrid Ewart Oulton, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC (27 July 1911 – 31 October 1997) was an officer in the Royal Air Force. During the Second World War he was credited with sinking three German U-boats—U-463, U-663, and U-563—in one month while serving in RAF Coastal Command. He was in charge of the British nuclear tests of hydrogen bombs in the Pacific Ocean in Operation Grapple in 1957.