Anthony Norman Davis

Anthony Norman Davis
Born (1918-08-14)14 August 1918
Surrey, England
Died 1988
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Engineers
Royal Air Force
Years of service 19381972
Rank Air Commodore
Commands held No. 16 Squadron RAF
Battles/wars Second World War
Awards Distinguished Service Order
Distinguished Flying Cross

Air Commodore Anthony Norman Davis DSO DFC (14 August 1918 1988) was a British Royal Air Force officer who served as a pilot during the Second World War.

Born in the Farnham area of Surrey, Davis was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel H. J. N Davis. He graduated from the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich as a second lieutenant in the Royal Engineers,[1] In 1940, he transferred to the Royal Air Force as a pilot.[2]

When he announced his engagement to Dominique Gauquié in 1950 he was the air attache in Budapest.[3] In 1963, he was promoted air commodore as the air attache in Moscow.[4]

He appeared on British television in the 1970s as the Ministry of Defence spokesman on Unidentified Flying Objects.[5]

Honours and awards

References

  1. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 34545. p. 5477. 26 August 1938. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  2. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 34870. p. 3518. 11 June 1940. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  3. "Marriages." Times [London, England] 16 Mar. 1950: 9. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 28 Oct. 2013.
  4. "News in Brief." Times [London, England] 25 Apr. 1963: 6. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 28 Oct. 2013.
  5. UFO programme 'panic' gripped ministry.
  6. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 36248. p. 5024. 16 November 1943. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  7. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 37192. p. 3833. 24 July 1945. Retrieved 28 October 2013.

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