Clive Caldwell
Kapten Grup Clive Robertson Caldwell, DSO, DFC & Bar (28 Juli 1911 – 5 Agustus 1994) adalah penerbang Australia utama pada Perang Dunia II. Ia resmi dikenal karena menembak 28.5 pesawat musuh dalam lebih dari 300 operasi, termasuk sebuah penerbangan dalam sehari.
Clive Robertson Caldwell | |
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Julukan | "Killer" |
Lahir | 28 Juli 1911 Lewisham, New South Wales |
Meninggal | 5 Agustus 1994 Sydney | (umur 83)
Pengabdian | Australia |
Dinas/cabang | Royal Australian Air Force |
Lama dinas | 1940–1946 |
Pangkat | Kapten Grup |
Komandan | No. 112 Squadron RAF (1942) No. 1 Wing RAAF (1942–1943) No. 80 Wing RAAF (1944–1945) |
Perang/pertempuran | Perang Dunia II |
Penghargaan | Distinguished Service Order Distinguished Flying Cross & Bar Krzyż Walecznych (Polandia) |
Referensi
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sunting- Alexander, Kristen. "Cleaning the augean stables". The Morotai Mutiny? Sabretache (Military Historical Society of Australia), 2004.
- Alexander, Kristen. Clive Caldwell: Air Ace. Crows Nest, Australia: Allen & Unwin, 2006. ISBN 1-74114-705-0.
- Brown, Russell. Desert Warriors: Australian P-40 Pilots at War in the Middle East and North Africa, 1941–1943. Maryborough, Queensland, Australia: Banner Books, 2000. ISBN 1-875593-22-5.
- Musciano, Walter. "Killer Caldwell: Australia's Ace of Aces." Air Progress Volume 19, No. 3, September 1966.
- Odgers, George. The Royal Australian Air Force: An Illustrated History. Brookvale, Australia: Child & Henry, 1984. ISBN 0-86777-368-5.
- Pentland, Geoffrey. The P-40 Kittyhawk in Service. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Kookaburra Technical Publications Pty. Ltd., 1974. ISBN 0-85880-012-8.
- RAAF Historical Section, "RAAF Base Darwin", in Units of the Royal Australian Air Force: A Concise History. Volume 1: Introduction, Bases, Supporting Organisations. Canberra, Australia: Australian Government Public Service, 1995. ISBN 0-644-42792-2.
- Shores, Christopher. Aces High – Volume 2: A Further Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Aces of the British and Commonwealth Air Forces in World War II. London: Grub Street, 1999. ISBN 1-902304-03-9.
- Shores, Christopher and Clive Williams. Aces High. London: Grub Street, 1994. ISBN 1-898697-00-0.
- Stephens, Alan. The Royal Australian Air Force: A History. London: Oxford University Press, 2006. ISBN 0-19-555541-4.
- Watson, Jeffrey. Killer Caldwell. Sydney, Australia: Hodder, 2005. ISBN 0-7336-1929-0.
- Weal, John. Jagdgeschwader 27 'Afrika'. London: Osprey Publishing, 2003. ISBN 1-84176-538-4.
Pranala luar
suntingWikimedia Commons memiliki media mengenai Clive Caldwell.
- Clive Caldwell at acesofww2.com Diarsipkan 2014-10-19 di Wayback Machine.
- Australian War Memorial: Who’s Who in Australian Military History Diarsipkan 2013-10-19 di Wayback Machine.
- Clive Robertson Caldwell: Record of Service – Airmen Diarsipkan 2014-12-19 di Wayback Machine. National Archives of Australia
- Record of Court Martial proceedings against Squadron Leader (acting Group Captain) Clive Robertson Caldwell Diarsipkan 2014-12-19 di Wayback Machine., National Archives of Australia