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
Clive Caldwell c. 1942
Julukan"Killer"
Lahir28 Juli 1911
Lewisham, New South Wales
Meninggal5 Agustus 1994(1994-08-05) (umur 83)
Sydney
PengabdianAustralia
Dinas/cabangRoyal Australian Air Force
Lama dinas1940–1946
PangkatKapten Grup
KomandanNo. 112 Squadron RAF (1942)
No. 1 Wing RAAF (1942–1943)
No. 80 Wing RAAF (1944–1945)
Perang/pertempuranPerang Dunia II
PenghargaanDistinguished Service Order
Distinguished Flying Cross & Bar
Krzyż Walecznych (Polandia)

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  • 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.

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