John Cunningham (RAF officer)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/John_Cunningham_(RAF_officer)
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:award gptkb:Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
Air Force Cross
gptkbp:birthDate 1917-07-27
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Cranleigh,_Surrey,_England
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:deathDate 2002-07-21
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:West_Sussex,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:Cranleigh_School
gptkbp:hasUnit gptkb:No._604_Squadron_RAF
gptkbp:hasWorkedWith gptkb:de_Havilland_Aircraft_Company
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Cunningham (RAF officer)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Cat's_Eyes
gptkbp:notableFor night fighter ace in World War II
gptkbp:numberOfAerialVictories 20
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:pilot
RAF officer
gptkbp:rank Group Captain
gptkbp:serviceYears 1935–1957
gptkbp:testPiloted gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:de_Havilland_Comet
gptkb:de_Havilland_Mosquito
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Cunningham
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6