Sir Keith Park

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf person
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:New_Zealand_Air_Force
Battle of Britain Memorial Trust
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Air_Force_Cross
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
gptkbp:birthDate 1892-04-15
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Cranleigh,_Surrey,_England
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:commanded No. 11 Group RAF
No. 12 Group RAF
gptkbp:deathDate 1975-02-06
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
gptkb:Auckland_Grammar_School
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Keith Park
gptkbp:influenced British_air_strategy
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Billy_Bishop
gptkb:John_Slessor
gptkb:Hugh_Dowding
gptkbp:knownFor Leadership_during_World_War_II
gptkbp:legacy Park's_leadership_is_credited_with_saving_London_during_the_Blitz.
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Battle_of_France
gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
Operation Market Garden
Operation Overlord
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
gptkbp:occupation military officer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Auckland,_New_Zealand
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:postWarCareer gptkb:Chairman_of_the_British_Overseas_Airways_Corporation
Air Chief Marshal
Director of Civil Aviation
Member_of_the_Royal_Aeronautical_Society
Member_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Arts
Chairman_of_the_British_Airways_Board
Member_of_the_Air_League_of_the_British_Empire
Member_of_the_British_Institute_of_Management
Member_of_the_Institute_of_Directors
Member_of_the_British_Air_Transport_Advisory_Council
gptkbp:rank Air Vice Marshal
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_New_Zealand_Air_Force
gptkbp:serviceYears 1911-1946
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Park