King died unexpectedly of cerebral oedema on 28 November 1941, aged 47. Survived by his wife and children, he was cremated at Fawkner Crematorium, Melbourne. His funeral service at South Yarra was attended by hundreds of mourners from the military and civil aviation world, including the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Burnett, and a representative of the Minister for Air; the pallbearers included Air Vice Marshal Henry Wrigley, Air Commodore Raymond Brownell, Group Captain Allan Walters, and Wing Commander Henry Winneke. Elwyn Roy King's name appears on panel 97 in the Commemorative Area of the Australian War Memorial, Canberra.
Death and legacy
Elwyn Roy King
Elwyn Roy King | Death and legacy
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who is elwyn roy king?
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A fighter ace in the Australian Flying Corps (AFC) during World War I
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cerebral oedema
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King died unexpectedly of cerebral oedema on 28 November 1941, aged 47. Survived by his wife and children, he was cremated at Fawkner Crematorium, Melbourne. His funeral service at South Yarra was attended by hundreds of mourners from the military and civil aviation world, including the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Burnett, and a representative of the Minister for Air; the pallbearers included Air Vice Marshal Henry Wrigley, Air Commodore Raymond Brownell, Group Captain Allan Walters, and Wing Commander Henry Winneke. Elwyn Roy King's name appears on panel 97 in the Commemorative Area of the Australian War Memorial, Canberra.
Elwyn Roy King | Death and legacy
His youngest brother Francis, who served as a flying officer with No. 30 Squadron in New Guinea, died in an aircraft crash on 31 May 1943.
Elwyn Roy King | Death and legacy
Posted to No. 4 Squadron, he saw action on the Western Front flying Sopwith Camels and Snipes. He scored seven of his "kills" in the latter type, more than any other pilot. His exploits earned him the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Distinguished Service Order, and a mention in despatches. Returning to Australia in 1919, King spent some years in civil aviation before co-founding a successful engineering business. He joined the RAAF following the outbreak of World War II and held several training commands, rising to the rank of group captain shortly before his sudden death in November 1941 at the age of forty-seven.
Elwyn Roy King | Introduction
Initially considered for general flying duties, he was assigned training commands commencing in the new year. On 2 January 1940, he became the inaugural commanding officer of No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School (No. 3 EFTS) in Essendon, Victoria. Part of Australia's contribution to the Empire Air Training Scheme, No. 3 EFTS initially comprised a significant civilian presence, many of the aircraft and staff under King's control being from private airline companies and the Royal Victorian Aero Club; by July, all private machines had been pressed into RAAF service and the civilian element largely disappeared. King assumed command of No.
Elwyn Roy King | Interbellum and World War II
5 Elementary Flying Training School at Narromine, New South Wales, on 21 December. Promoted to wing commander, he took over No. 1 Service Flying Training School at RAAF Point Cook, Victoria, from Group Captain John McCauley on 7 July 1941. In October, King was promoted to acting group captain and posted to command the newly established Station Headquarters Point Cook.
Elwyn Roy King | Interbellum and World War II
Memorial services were held at 0900 hrs. at the Eglin Base chapel on 10 November 1954, conducted by the Rev. Johnson H. Pace of St. Simons on the Sound church, Fort Walton Beach, Florida, and attended by Air Vice-Marshal R. L. R. Atcherley, chief of the Chief Joint British Services Mission to the United States, who arrived from Washington on the night of 9 November; Major General Patrick W Timberlake, commander of the Air Proving Ground Command; Brig. Gen. Daniel S. Campbell, deputy commander of the APGC; six Royal Air Force officers who were touring the U.S. with the Air Commodore; and key staff officers of the APGC.
Geoffrey D. Stephenson | Funeral
Elwyn Roy King, DSO, DFC (13 May 1894 – 28 November 1941) was a fighter ace in the Australian Flying Corps (AFC) during World War I. He achieved twenty-six victories in aerial combat, making him the fourth highest-scoring Australian pilot of the war, and second only to Harry Cobby in the AFC. A civil pilot and engineer between the wars, he served in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) from 1939 until his death. Born in Bathurst, New South Wales, King initially saw service as a lighthorseman in Egypt in 1916. He transferred to the AFC as a mechanic in January 1917, and was subsequently commissioned as a pilot.
Elwyn Roy King | Introduction
71 (Australian) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps, by the British) as an air mechanic on 18 April. He was assigned to a training squadron for flying instruction in August. On 15 October, he gained his wings and officer's commission. Allocated to No. 4 Squadron in November 1917, King was posted to France for active duty on 21 March 1918. The same day, the Germans launched Operation Michael, the opening phase of the Spring Offensive.
Elwyn Roy King | Early service
In a letter to the AAC selection committee on 30 January 1920, he wrote "I feel I must forfeit my place in favor "(sic)" of this very good and gallant officer"; McNamara received a commission in the AAC that April. King's career with Larkin-Sopwith involved many pioneering flights. In 1920 alone, flying a Sopwith Gnu, he was credited with making the first aerial deliveries of mail and newspapers to various cities in eastern Australia, and with making the first aircraft landing at several townships in southern Queensland. He also competed in air races. By April 1922, working with Larkin-Sopwith's successor, Larkin Aircraft Supply Co.
Elwyn Roy King | Interbellum and World War II
After retiring from the USAF, Bleymaier worked for Morrison-Knudsen. As head of the US offices of the Morris-Knudsen Saudi-Arabia Consortium, he oversaw construction of facilities at King Khalid Military City in Saudi Arabia. He died on 10 October 1998, and was buried in Cloverdale Memorial Park in Boise, Idaho. His son Joseph Bleymaier Jr. attended the United States Air Force Academy. He graduated in 1965, became a fighter pilot, and retired as a colonel. His grandson, Stephen J. Bleymaier, also attended the Air Force Academy, graduating in 1991, and retired as a brigadier general in 2019.
Joseph S. Bleymaier | Later life
Apart from the multitude of Admirals, Generals and Air Marshals, junior service officers in uniform crowding his funeral service, there was also a large gathering of sailors and civilian officials who came to pay their obeisance.
Ronald Lynsdale Pereira | Later life and death
His funeral procession took place in Neyland and for the event the town was closed to traffic. The procession was led by a full contingent of Welsh Guards, the streets were lined with silent well-wishers, and the Royal Air Force paid homage by a missing-man flyover at the cemetery. He was predeceased by his wife, Glenys, Lady Parry, and was survived by his daughter, The Hon. Cathy Parry Sherry.
Gordon Parry, Baron Parry | Legacy
The Indian Air Force won its most decisive victory under the leadership of Lal. He was regarded as an exemplary aviator and administrator. Unlike earlier Chiefs, he was not a fighter jock, but an instructor and manager. The Air Force organises an annual 'Air Chief Marshal P C Lal Memorial lecture'.
Pratap Chandra Lal | Death and legacy
The award, promulgated in "The London Gazette" on 3 December, cited his "gallant and valuable service in bombing and attacking with machine gun fire enemy billets, trains, troops etc", during which "he ensure[d] success by descending to low altitudes, disregarding personal danger". On 16 September, following a lull in aerial combat in the region, King destroyed a Fokker biplane over Lille. Around this time he was promoted to captain and flight commander. He took over "A" Flight from Cobby, who had been posted to England. By the end of September, King's tally was eighteen. He registered his final victory in a Camel on 2 October, when he used bombs to send down his fourth balloon.
Elwyn Roy King | Fighter ace
His funeral services were attended by the Chairman joint chief General Rashad Mahmood, army chief General Raheel Sharif, air chief General Sohail Aman, naval chief Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah and other a large number of high-ranking civil and military officials and people from all walks of life.
Sahabzada Yaqub Khan | Post-retirement and death
Lockheed Martin Chairman, President and CEO Bob Stevens recognized Cooley's contributions in an all-employee memo the day after the crash. A funeral service held on March 30, 2009 at Palmdale United Methodist church was attended by hundreds of colleagues, family members and friends. Two days later, the USAF held a memorial in Hangar 1600 at Edwards Air Force Base. Speakers included 411th Flight Test Squadron commander Lt. Col. Dan Daetz, Lockheed Martin representative James Brown, and Air Force Flight Test Center commander Major General David Eichhorn. In addition to his wife, Cooley is survived by their three sons, Paul, Mark and Aaron; his father and stepmother, William and Peggy Cooley; one brother, Bill Cooley; and two sisters, Susan Pfalzer and Cathy Baker.
David P. Cooley | Reaction and legacy
Navy Rear Admiral and former Chief of Naval Air Training. His memorial service took place on Saturday, 12 May 2018 at 1400 hours in the Base Chapel, NAS Whidbey Island. Full military honors were given with a Navy honor guard providing Taps as well as a 21-gun salute. A missing-man formation flyover was performed by EA-18G Growler squadron VAQ-134 from NAS Whidbey.
Lyle F. Bull | Later life and death
This second Fokker pulled up to avoid collision and toppled onto a third Fokker. One of the war's last air battles took place near Leuze on 4 November. King's destruction of two D.VIIs in the space of five minutes, the latter in flames, capped his combat career. His tally of seven victories with the Snipe in the closing days of the war made him the highest-scoring pilot in this type. King's final wartime score of twenty-six included six aircraft driven down out of control, thirteen aircraft and four balloons destroyed, and three other aircraft destroyed in victories shared with other airmen.
Elwyn Roy King | Fighter ace
Air Chief Marshal Sir Ruthven Lowry "Gerry" Wade, (15 July 1920 – 24 September 2001) was a senior Royal Air Force officer who served as Vice-Chief of the Air Staff from 1973 to 1976.
Ruthven Wade | Introduction
Rajaram was suffering from Leukemia. He was admitted to the Military Hospital in New Delhi on 14 June 1969 and his condition worsened on 16 June. He died on 18 June at 0855 hours. The Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh was present when he died. He was cremated with full military honours. His body was carried in a procession from the residence of the Vice Chief at No.6, King George's Avenue (now Rajaji Marg) to the Nigambodh Ghat. All IAF installations in Delhi were closed on the day as a mark of respect. In 1973, the All India Lawn Tennis Association instituted the Air Marshal Rajaram All India Sub-Junior Tennis Trophy in his memory.
Ramaswamy Rajaram | Death and legacy
Those attending the funeral queued from 10:00 on 6 May, whilst hundreds of ordinary people gathered several hours ahead of the hearse's arrival to weep, talk and clutch sympathetic banners and photographs of the broadcaster. The staff of RTÉ were ferried in buses to the scene. Politicians present included President McAleese, former Taoiseach Albert Reynolds, Lord Mayor of Dublin Emer Costello, Minister for Health Mary Harney and Brian Geoghegan, Minister for Communications Eamon Ryan, Conor Haughey and Seán Haughey, Richard Bruton, and Senator David Norris. Other dignitaries present included the Acting Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces, Major-General David Ashe, and the chief executive of the Football Association of Ireland, John Delaney.
Death of Gerry Ryan | Funeral
Gwatkin in turn applied to Air Marshal Sir Hugh Trenchard, the British Chief of the Air Staff, who rejected the proposal on the basis that "the sentiment of unity between the Air Services of the Empire" ought to be maintained. It was not until 1940 that Tylee's proposed design was adopted. Later in 1921 Tylee was replaced as commander of the Canadian Air Force by Wing Commander Ronald Redpath Tylee died on 13 April 1961 and was buried in the Compton Cemetery in Quebec.
Arthur Kellam Tylee | Military career
A crowd of 300,000 attended King's funeral on April 9. Vice President Hubert Humphrey attended on behalf of Johnson, who was at a meeting on the Vietnam War at Camp David; there were fears that Johnson might be hit with protests and abuse over the war if he attended the funeral. At his widow's request, King's last sermon at Ebenezer Baptist Church was played at the funeral; it was a recording of his "Drum Major" sermon given on February 4, 1968. In that sermon, he asked that, at his funeral, no mention of his awards and honors be made, but that it be said he tried to "feed the hungry", "clothe the naked", "be right on the [Vietnam] war question", and "love and serve humanity."
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. | Funeral
Colonel Robert H. Edmondson, commander of the facility from January 2009 to October 2010 was reprimanded but allowed to remain in the Air Force. Quinton R. “Randy” Keel, division director at the mortuary, was demoted in August 2011 and reassigned to a different position at the base before eventually resigning. The Special Council report was critical of the Air Force for allowing all to remain employed by the service. In response, the USAF convened a board, led by John Abizaid, to review the mortuary's operations. A subsequent "The Washington Post" investigation revealed in December 2011 that the center had disposed of the cremated remains of 274 US military personnel in the King George County Landfill in Virginia.
Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations | 2011 investigation
Roy Montgomery did not attend the Seattle ceremony, so Assistant Army Secretary Ronald James went to his home in Illinois to present a personal apology and hand-deliver his back pay. Montgomery responded, "This is a great satisfaction. Now I can forget about the whole thing. That's all I ever wanted to do." On December 6, 2012, Roy Laine Montgomery died at the age of 91, survived by a daughter, three grandsons and numerous great-grandchildren.
Fort Lawton riot | Roy Montgomery
The Army's chief of chaplains officiated at the funeral, and the honorary pallbearers included Secretary of the Army, Gordon Gray, and classmates from the West Point Class of 1915, including Dwight Eisenhower.
Vernon Prichard | Death and funeral
Lal died of a heart attack while visiting London on 13 August 1982. His body was brought back in an Air India flight. He was cremated will full military honours. Among the pall bearers were the former Chief ACM Arjan Singh and the serving chief ACM Dilbagh Singh. Wreaths were laid by the Minister of Defence R Venkataraman and the Chiefs of the three service – COAS General K. V. Krishna Rao, CNS Admiral Oscar Stanley Dawson and CAS ACM Dilbagh Singh Lal was working on his memoirs and the history of the IAF when he died. His wife, Ela Lal edited and completed the book and "My years with the IAF" was published in 1986.
Pratap Chandra Lal | Death and legacy
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Samuel Charles Elworthy, Baron Elworthy, (23 March 1911 – 4 April 1993) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force. He served as commander of a squadron of Blenheim bombers and then as a station commander during the Second World War. He became Chief of the Air Staff in the mid-1960s and implemented the cancellation of the TSR-2 strike aircraft and the HS681 military transport aircraft programmes. He also became Chief of the Defence Staff in which role he oversaw the evacuation from Aden in November 1967 and had to respond to the growing crisis in Northern Ireland in the late 1960s.
Charles Elworthy, Baron Elworthy | Introduction
He retired from the Air Force on July 31, 1963. Two months later, President Kennedy awarded O'Donnell the Distinguished Service Medal for long and distinguished service to his country. O'Donnell died on December 26, 1971 and was buried in the United States Air Force Academy Cemetery.
Emmett O'Donnell Jr. | Retirement and death
Present at the ceremonies today were Jean Moreau, Secretary of State for Air; Col. Francis Valentine, air attache of the American Embassy; Vice Marshal Robert Allingham George, air attache of the British Embassy; representatives of the American Aero Club of France and delegates of veterans' organizations.""
Georges Thenault | Final years
During October 1918, King converted with the rest of No. 4 Squadron to the upgraded Sopwith Snipe, whose larger cockpit was a better fit for him. He scored with the Snipe on both 28 and 29 October, the latter over Tournai, in what is frequently described as "one of the greatest air battles of the war". At Tournai, amid a confrontation involving over seventy-five Allied and German fighters, King evaded five enemy Fokkers that dived on him, before destroying an LVG in a head-on attack. The next day, he downed three Fokker D.VIIs, two without firing a shot. As he zoomed up from shooting one out of control, he cut off another.
Elwyn Roy King | Fighter ace
Reisert wrote "I picked up the large brown and white calf-skin purse which he prized and often carried--and dropped it in the box for shipment to his homeland--Siam". S/O Prince Chirasakti's funeral was held at Golder's Green Crematorium in London on Wednesday, 16 September. Reisert flew over his crash site in a Fairchild Argus on the same day. The funeral service was conducted with Buddhist rites by a Buddhist priest, with a guard of honour provided by the Royal Air Force and colleagues from the Air Transport Auxiliary. The funeral was attended by Queen Rambhai Barni of Thailand, Prince Abbhas, Prince Birabongse Bhanudej, Mani Xenier Bunnag, Captain and Mrs JB Wyndham, the Earl of Derby, Captain HJ Stocks (Flying Establishment Officer, ATA, representing the RAF) and Flight Lieutenant J Gallatly (representing the ATA).
Prajadhipok | Life after abdication and death
Speakers at the funeral included Beyers Naudé, Allan Boesak and Steve Tshwete gave keynote addresses. A message from the then president of the ANC Oliver Tambo was read. In 2006, he was conferred by the Presidency of South Africa with the Order of Luthuli in Silver for “outstanding contribution and dedicating his life to a free, just and democratic South Africa’’. A memorial was erected in honour of the Cradock Four.
Sparrow Mkhonto | Death and honours
He became Air Officer Commanding RAF Iraq in November 1926, in which role he undertook peace keeping operations following a revolt led by Sheikh Mahmud Barzanji in 1927, and then became Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Air Defence of Great Britain in February 1929 with promotion to air marshal on 1 July 1929. He was appointed Principal Air Aide-de-Camp to the King on 27 February 1930 and became Air Member for Personnel on 26 September 1931, receiving promotion to air chief marshal on 1 January 1933. Ellington was appointed Chief of the Air Staff on 22 May 1933. He succeeded Air Chief Marshal Sir John Salmond, who was acting in the role following the sudden death of his brother Air Chief Marshal Sir Geoffrey Salmond, who had only become Chief of the Air Staff in April.
Edward Ellington | Inter-war years
This was dedicated in the presence of Peter Hollingworth AC OBE, Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia; John Howard MP, Prime Minister of Australia; and Air Marshal Angus Houston AC AFC, Chief of Air Force.
Royal Australian Air Force Memorial | Introduction
Ltd, King was reported as having safely flown 2,000 passengers and throughout Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. He soon left the aviation business to go into partnership with another pilot, T.T. Shipman, founding Shipman, King and Co. Pty Ltd. Importing and building machinery, the company was successful and allowed King to take up the restoration and racing of motor vehicles. He married Josephine Livingston, twenty, at St John's Anglican Church, Camberwell, on 31 March 1925. The couple had a son and a daughter. In December 1939, soon after the outbreak of World War II, King joined the RAAF as a squadron leader.
Elwyn Roy King | Interbellum and World War II
There was a school named in his honour at the Royal Canadian Air Force base and training school in Summerside, Prince Edward Island. The Air Marshal Johnson School opened its doors in 1949 and served as an elementary school for the children of Canadian Forces personnel from Kindergarten through Grade IX until the base was closed in 1989. Some memorabilia and his medal set reside at the National Air Force Museum of Canada. According to Air Marshal Robert Leckie:
George Owen Johnson | Legacy
In 2018, the 90th anniversary of his death, a special memorial service was held at All Saints' Church, Fawley on the 11th of March. The service was conducted by Padre Glyn Williams,a retired RAF padre, with a tribute by Julian Lewis MP.
Samuel Kinkead | 90th Anniversary Memorial Service
Two F-15 fighters were dispatched to investigate, and Fletcher's plane was escorted to its destination by two Blackhawk helicopters. The plane, a 33-year-old Beechcraft King Air, was the oldest of its model still in operation. An investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) found that the crew of Fletcher's plane maintained radio contact with air traffic officials and received clearance to enter the restricted air space. The investigation determined that miscommunication by air traffic controllers sparked the panic. Though the incident did not affect further funeral events, in the aftermath the FAA adopted policies to prevent future errors of a similar nature.
Death and state funeral of Ronald Reagan | Funeral procession
Air Chief Marshal Sir Theodore Neuman McEvoy, (21 November 1904 – 19 September 1991) was a senior Royal Air Force officer who held high command in the 1950s and early 1960s. His last appointment was as Air Secretary.
Theodore McEvoy | Introduction
Air Chief Marshal Sir David George Parry-Evans, (19 July 1935 – 25 August 2020) was a senior Royal Air Force commander.
David Parry-Evans | Introduction
Amissah-Arthur died on 29 June 2018 at the 37 Military Hospital after reportedly collapsing at the Air Force Gym during his routine morning workout session. A state funeral, attended by several dignitaries, was held for him on 27 July 2018 at the Accra International Conference Centre after which his body, accompanied by a military cortège, was conveyed to the new Military Cemetery at Burma Camp for interment amid the sounding of the Last Post by army buglers and a 19-gun salute.
Kwesi Amissah-Arthur | Death and state funeral
A new group of cadets from the 37th Cadet Class was assembled by the Irish Defence Forces to perform the maneuver for a camera crew. After the assassination, and recalling Kennedy's fascination with the Queen Anne drill, Jacqueline Kennedy requested that Ireland send a contingent of cadets to the funeral to execute it graveside during interment. The Irish Army dispatched 26 cadets from the Irish Defence Forces 37th Cadet Class to accompany President of Ireland Éamon de Valera to the funeral. The party flew via commercial aircraft and, on arrival in the United States, were greeted aboard their plane by United States Secretary of State Dean Rusk and then transported to Fort Myer, Virginia, where they were quartered.
Foreign military units at the state funeral of John Kennedy | Irish Defence Forces 37th Cadet Class
The Ford family was absent due to the illness of President Ford (who himself died later that year). George W. Bush canceled a previous arrangement to speak about the federal budget in Manchester, in order to attend the funeral. Numerous other prominent political and civil rights leaders, including then-U.S. senator Barack Obama, attended the televised service. King was interred in a temporary mausoleum on the grounds of the King Center until a permanent place next to her husband's remains could be built. She had expressed to family members and others that she wanted her remains to lie next to her husband's at the King Center.
Death and funeral of Coretta Scott King | Funeral
A native of Ponoka, Alberta, Lewis joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in the late 1940s and, after graduating from the Royal Military College of Canada, trained as a pilot. He became Commandant of the Royal Roads Military College in 1968 and, after serving in various senior staff positions, became Deputy Commander NORAD in 1978 and Commander, Air Command in 1980 before retiring in 1983. In retirement he became President of The Aerospace Industry Association of Canada. He died of prostate cancer in 1992 at the age of 62.
Kenneth Lewis (general) | Career
Following the end of hostilities, No. 4 Squadron joined the British Army of Occupation at Bickendorf, near Cologne, Germany, in December 1918. The unit returned to England in March 1919, and King sailed with it back to Australia aboard RMS "Kaisar-i-Hind" on 6 May. He left the AFC on 11 August 1919 in Melbourne, before gaining employment as an air courier for Larkin-Sopwith Aviation Co. of Australasia Ltd, which had been co-founded by fighter ace Herbert Larkin. While working for Larkin-Sopwith, King refused an appointment in the newly established Australian Air Corps (AAC)—forerunner of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)—because it had not then offered a commission to Frank McNamara, VC.
Elwyn Roy King | Interbellum and World War II
Many waited in line up to 14 hours in sweltering heat to see their King one last time. Along with other members of European royalty, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms attended the funeral (the only foreign state funeral ever attended by her in person as monarch). All European monarchs attended the service, as did Emperor Akihito of Japan. Non-royal guests included more than 20 presidents and leaders, such as UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, EU President Jacques Delors, French President François Mitterrand, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, German President Richard von Weizsacker, Polish President Lech Walesa, Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic, Italian President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, Canadian Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn and former American President Gerald Ford were also present at the funeral.
Baudouin of Belgium | Death, succession, and legacy
Hely retired on 24 August 1966, after almost forty years in the military. He was succeeded the following day as AMP by Air Vice Marshal Candy. In retirement, Hely was active in the Canberra branch of the Air Force Association. He died of cancer in Canberra on 20 May 1970. Survived by his wife and children, he was accorded an Air Force funeral at St John the Baptist Church and cremated at Norwood Park Crematorium, Gungahlin. The official mourning party included Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (CCOSC) General Sir John Wilton, former CCOSC Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick Scherger, Secretary of Defence Sir Arthur Tange, CAS Air Marshal Colin Hannah, former CAS Air Marshal Sir Alister Murdoch, Vice Admiral Sir Victor Smith, Air Vice Marshal Brian Eaton, and Group Captain John Waddy.
William Hely | Retirement
That year, he was also awarded the United States Air Force Exceptional Service Award.
Donald A. Quarles | Funeral
Air Vice Marshal Roy Faville, (5 August 1908 – 18 June 1980) was a Royal Air Force (RAF) officer who served as Commandant of the RAF Staff College, Bracknell from 1956 to 1957.
Roy Faville | Introduction
An annual memorial service is held at his grave by men who were pupils at the school at the time of his death. Services at St Andrew's church, where the American pilot was buried, were begun by a group of the students from that time, in the 1980s. The last service was on the 70th anniversary, due to the age of the participants. They recall that the school had 650 students at the time of the crash.
Raimund Sanders Draper | Remembrance by students
Air Marshal Sir Thomas Walker Elmhirst, (15 December 1895 – 6 November 1982), was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force in the first half of the 20th century and the first commander-in-chief of the Royal Indian Air Force upon Indian independence in August 1947, in which post he organised the funeral of Mahatma Gandhi following his assassination in 1948. He later became the Lieutenant-Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Guernsey from 1953 to 1958.
Thomas Elmhirst | Introduction
Air Chief Marshal Sir Ronald Ivelaw-Chapman, (17 January 1899 – 28 April 1978) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force in the middle of the 20th century and the penultimate RAF commander-in-chief of the Indian Air Force.
Ronald Ivelaw-Chapman | Introduction
He was advanced to Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath in the 1935 Birthday Honours. He attended the funeral of King George V in January 1936 and, having been promoted to marshal of the Royal Air Force on 1 January 1937, he attended the coronation of George VI in May 1937. Following completion of his term as Chief of the Air Staff, Ellington became Inspector-General of the RAF on 1 September 1937. It was in his capacity as Inspector-General that in 1938 Ellington visited Australia to investigate standards in the Royal Australian Air Force. His report strongly criticised the RAAF's operational capability and safety standards.
Edward Ellington | Inter-war years
Micheál Martin attended the funeral, as did Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh, while the Taoiseach was represented by his "aide-de-camp". Following the funeral mass, his four brothers carried his coffin across the Donegal International Rally ramp. He was laid to rest in Conwal Cemetery.
Manus Kelly | Death and funeral
Queen Frederica of the Hellenes, and King Baudouin I of the Belgians were just some of the other members of royalty attending. Some law enforcement officials, including MPDC Chief Robert V. Murray, later said that it was the biggest security nightmare they ever faced.
State funeral of John F. Kennedy | Arrival of dignitaries
He became Chief of the Air Staff on 1 January 1953. As such he was the only Chief of the Air Staff to have been originally commissioned in the Royal Navy (Sir Frederick Sykes served in the Navy for a little under a year even though he was originally commissioned in the Army). In that role his main preoccupation was the establishment of the V Force and the necessary supporting weapons, airfields and personnel. He was advanced Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath in the 1953 New Year Honours. He attended the funeral of King George VI in February 1952 and the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in June 1953.
William Dickson (RAF officer) | Post-war and later life
About 4,000 people gathered at the cathedral for the service, including President and Mrs. Bush, former presidents George H. W. and Barbara Bush, Gerald and Betty Ford, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, and Bill and Hillary Clinton. Members of Congress and past and present governors were also present. Foreign dignitaries attended as well, coming from 167 nations. The dignitaries included more than 40 past and present heads of state and government, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and president of the EC Romano Prodi. Leading the dignitaries were former USSR Leader Gorbachev, former UK premier Thatcher, former Canadian Premier Mulroney, and Prince Charles of Wales (representing Queen Elizabeth II).
Death and state funeral of Ronald Reagan | Dignitaries
He returned to the Air Ministry in 1944, rising from Assistant Under-Secretary of State to become Deputy Under-Secretary of State from 1947 to 1958. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) and a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in 1949. He became a Fellow of New College on his appointment as Registrar of the University of Oxford in 1958, succeeding Sir Douglas Veale, and held both positions until retiring in 1972. On his retirement, he was appointed an Honorary Fellow of New College and Wolfson College, and was awarded an honorary doctorate by the university.
Folliott Sandford | Life and career
The chief celebrant was Haughey's brother, Father Eoghan Haughey.
Charles Haughey | Death and funeral
This unit initially used the King's own de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide. In May 1937 an AS.6J Envoy III replaced the Rapide. The King's Flight Envoy had seats for four passengers plus a pilot, wireless operator and steward. When Nevil Shute Norway of Airspeed queried the need for a steward on flights of up to two or three hours, he was told by the captain of the flight, Wing Commander Fielden "of the fatigue that royal personages must endure ... of radiant people who had opened a Town Hall and shaken a thousand hands ... collapsing in a coma of fatigue directly the door was shut, grey faced and utterly exhausted'".
Air transport of the British royal family and government | History
Walshe goes on to say that "when MacLiammóir died in 1978, the president of Ireland attended his funeral, as did the taoiseach and several government ministers, while Hilton Edwards was openly deferred to and sympathised [with] as chief mourner" The International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival presents an award for "Best Actor" in his name.
Micheál Mac Liammóir | Relationship with Edwards and legacy
Clifford died in 1970. His report on Royal Engineers' operations in Hong Kong, 1941, is held in the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, King's College London.
Esmond Clifford | Death and legacy
In retirement Williamson devoted much of his time to the Presidency of the Royal Air Forces Association. He was also Vice-President of SSAFA. He died on 2 May 2018 at the age of 90.
Keith Williamson | Later work
He was also belatedly mentioned in despatches in July 1919 for his wartime service.
Elwyn Roy King | Fighter ace
Air Chief Marshal Sir Thomas Lawrie "Jock" Kennedy, (19 May 1928 – 18 November 2013) was a senior Royal Air Force officer. He served as Deputy Commander of RAF Strike Command from 1979 to 1981, and Air Member for Personnel from 1983 to 1986. Following his retirement from the military, he served as Lord Lieutenant of Rutland.
Thomas Kennedy (RAF officer) | Introduction
On 5 September 1979 Mountbatten received a ceremonial funeral at Westminster Abbey, which was attended by the Queen, the Royal Family and members of the European royal houses. Watched by thousands of people, the funeral procession, which started at Wellington Barracks, included representatives of all three British Armed Services, and military contingents from Burma, India, the United States, France and Canada. His coffin was drawn on a gun carriage by 118 Royal Navy ratings. During the televised service, the Prince of Wales read the lesson from Psalm 107. In an address, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Donald Coggan, highlighted his various achievements and his "lifelong devotion to the Royal Navy".
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma | Funeral
He is buried at the Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Grave No. 267 D and is commemorated on the Kinghorn War Memorial.
Dave Howie | Military service and death
As The Times reported, "with an already established reputation as a progressive mind on joint planning he worked closely with the then Chief of the Defence Staff, Lord Mountbatten to try to ensure that unification became a real integration of the policy making functions of the three services, a step resisted at that time by some less flexible senior officers." In 1964, he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, promoted to air chief marshal and assumed the role of Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at Technical Training Command until 1966 when he became Air Secretary. In 1968 he became the last Commandant of the Imperial Defence College before it was renamed the Royal College of Defence Studies and then retired in 1970.
Donald Randell Evans | Post-war RAF career
Days later (5 April) arrangements were announced for Sir John Salmond to resume the RAF's senior post temporarily. However, Geoffrey Salmond never recovered and he died on 27 April 1933. Sir John Salmond resumed his duties as Chief of the Air Staff for several more weeks after Sir Geoffrey Salmond's death.
Geoffrey Salmond | Royal Air Force service
He was made an MBE in the 1943 New Year Honours. He was promoted to the rank of air vice-marshal in November 1944. Following the war, he retired from active service in August 1946, in addition to being made a Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1947 New Year Honours. He died in December 1972 at Crondall, Hampshire.
Douglas Harries | Royal Air Force service
His funeral, the largest national state event in Toronto's history, was attended by an honor guard of 2,000 soldiers. The cortege stretched for more than a mile and a half, and included the Chief of the General Staff and his senior officers, the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, the Mayor of Toronto, three federal government cabinet ministers, and six other Victoria Cross recipients. An honor guard was also provided by the United States Army. Some 50,000 spectators lined the streets of Toronto en route to Mount Pleasant Cemetery, where Barker was interred in his wife's family crypt in the Mausoleum. On 6 June 1931, an airport in Toronto was renamed Barker Field in his memory.
William George Barker | Legacy
The cortege was moved to the Farewell Pavilion at Kennedy Town, marched with the King's Band playing Chopin's Funeral March and the Dead March in Saul. The funeral was attended by Governor Edward Stubbs as well as many government officials and community leaders. The flag of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce flew at half mast on that day. Ng was survived with his wife, one son who was 4 years old when Ng died and several daughters.
Ng Hon-tsz | Death
Kim held an annual ceremony from 1945 until his death in 2010 when his oldest son, Kim Jong-ki, took over, continuing to honor the tradition. "My father always told us the reason he continued this memorial. He emphasized the U.S. Soldiers' sacrifices which helped our country to be liberated from Japanese rule and protected our country from North Korea during the Korean War."
Memorial Hall for the U.S. Airmen Killed In Action During World War II | Post War
18 Group in January 1943 and then Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters Coastal Command in March 1944. He completed his was service as Director-General of Personnel. After the war Ellwood was appointed the Air Officer Commanding in Chief Bomber Command. His next and last tour was as Air Officer Commanding in Chief Transport Command before retiring in January 1952.
Aubrey Ellwood | RAF career
Following his death, several memorials have been made in his honor. A reconditioned 1925 Huff Daland Duster was presented to the Smithsonian Institution by employees of Delta. Another memorial sits at the entrance to Delta's Technical Operations Center in Atlanta. In 1992 he was inducted into the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame. In 1994 he was enshrined in the National Aviation Hall of Fame.
Collett E. Woolman | Legacy
In January 1960 a US navy destroyer was launched and named . It paid a visit to Dublin, Ireland in December 1961 under the command of Commander Albert.M. Sackett, who subsequently unveiled a plaque in remembrance of John King at Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo, Ireland. Members of the Burke and Flannery families, living relatives of John King attended. Some members of the Burke and Flannery families from Ballinrobe were hosted on board the John King at Dublin. On 4 September 2010, a statue of King was unveiled in Ballinrobe by Irish Minister of Defense Tony Killeen. Present at the ceremony was a relative, Ann Reid, whose father was King's nephew.
John King (Medal of Honor) | Legacy
Following the funeral, the detachment returned to Ireland. Among the participating cadets was Richard Heaslip, future father of Jamie Heaslip.
Foreign military units at the state funeral of John Kennedy | Irish Defence Forces 37th Cadet Class
Machel's state funeral was held in Maputo on 28 October 1986. It was attended by numerous political leaders and other notable people from Africa and elsewhere, including Robert Mugabe, King Moshoeshoe II, Daniel arap Moi and Yasser Arafat. Also present were the ANC leader Oliver Tambo, the U.S. President's daughter Maureen Reagan, the First Deputy Prime Minister of the Soviet Union Heidar Aliyev, and the civil rights leader, Jesse Jackson. At the funeral, the acting leader of Frelimo, Marcelino dos Santos, said in a speech: "The shock of your journey from which there is no return still shudders through the body of the entire nation.
Samora Machel | Funeral and burial
His funeral was held at St. Johns Episcopal Cathedral. His pallbearers, each in uniform, all represented the National Park Service—Thomas J. Allen, Superintendent of Hot Springs National Park; El T. Scoyen, Superintendent of Glacier National Park; J. W. Emmert, Assistant Superintendent, Yellowstone National Park; Herbert Maier, Regional State Park officer; Ray C. Baxter, United States Commissioner, Rocky Mountain National Park; and Walter Finn, Park Ranger, Rocky Mountain National Park
John W. Meldrum | Death
Upon his retirement, Kisling continued serving the Air Force as a civil servant, assigned to the Air Staff. He served on the staff of the deputy chief of staff, personnel, from April 1975 through October 1982, and with the staff of the deputy chief of staff, administration, from November 1982 until his retirement from civil service on May 20, 1985. He was awarded the Exceptional Civilian Service Award in May 1985. Kisling died November 3, 1985, at Malcolm Grow Medical Center, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, as a result of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. His contributions and dedicated service to the Air Force and country spanned more than 40 years—as a leader, a spokesperson and a great friend of the enlisted corps.
Richard D. Kisling | Later life
The caisson paused at 4th Street and Constitution Avenue, where 21 Air Force F-15's from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in North Carolina, flew over in missing man formation.
Death and state funeral of Ronald Reagan | Funeral procession
This made him second only to Harry Cobby as the most successful ace in the AFC, as well as the fourth most successful of all the Australian aces in the war (his top-scoring compatriots, Robert Little and Roderic (Stan) Dallas, flew with the British Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force). King was recommended for a bar to his DFC, which was upgraded to the Distinguished Service Order and awarded on 3 June 1919. The recommendation noted his victories in the air and described him as having "proved himself a very brilliant patrol leader" and as "a magnificent example at all times to all pilots in the Squadron by his keenness on the ground and gallantry in the air which was of the highest possible order".
Elwyn Roy King | Fighter ace
Air Chief Marshal Sir Gareth Thomas Butler Clayton, (13 November 1914 – 5 February 1992) was a senior Royal Air Force officer who served as Air Secretary from 1970 to 1972.
Gareth Clayton (RAF officer) | Introduction
In 1999, U.S. Congressman Roy Blunt gave a tribute to Hugh Armstrong Robinson; it is recorded in the Congressional Record, v.145, pt.11. Shortly after, during Neosho's Independence Day Celebration the Neosho Municipal Airport, Neosho, Missouri was dedicated and renamed Neosho Hugh Robinson Airport in his honor.
Hugh Robinson (aviator) | Legacy
A few hours after Hussein's death was announced, Abdullah went before a hastily called session of the National Assembly. Wearing a traditional red-and-white-checked Keffiyeh, a stoic Abdullah strode into the chamber to subdued applause from senators and congressmen, some of whom wept. King Hussein's two siblings, Prince Hassan and ailing older brother Prince Mohammed, preceded Abdullah. The heir stood straight in front of a portrait of Hussein, hands tightly clenched at his sides in an at-attention salute that drew more applause. King Abdullah II then recited the oath his father took nearly five decades earlier; "I swear by Almighty God to uphold the constitution and be faithful to the nation".
Death and state funeral of King Hussein | Throne succession
The coffin was placed on a gun carriage and moved on to the cemetery on Prithviraj Road. The Pallbearers were 10 officers of the rank of Air Vice Marshal, including future Chiefs Arjan Singh, Pratap Chandra Lal, Om Prakash Mehra. He was awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal posthumously on 26 January 1964. A monument has been built at the site of the air crash, commemorating the names of the victims. The Indian Army organises an annual event to pay homage to them. An 'Akhand Path' is also organised by the people of Poonch and surrounding villages, as a mark of their love and affection towards the departed souls, every year to commemorate the tragic accident.
Erlic Pinto | Death and legacy
Air Marshal Sir Melvin Kenneth Drowley Porter, (12 November 1912 – 28 March 2003) was a senior Royal Air Force officer who served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Maintenance Command from 1966 until his retirement in 1970.
Kenneth Porter (RAF officer) | Introduction
Truman was unable to attend the ceremony, and sent Senator Dennis Chávez in his stead; an honorary doctorate was also awarded to Ross T. McIntire, the Surgeon General of the Navy. He also presented Crown Prince Abdul Ilah, the regent of the Kingdom of Iraq, with an honorary Doctor of Laws degree.
Lawrence C. Gorman | Georgetown University
The Prince of Wales from the United Kingdom also cancelled his visit due to the air travel conditions. President of Ireland Mary McAleese announced she was to attend but was later forced to change her mind due to the spread of the volcanic ash plume. Spanish King Juan Carlos I, Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, and South Korean Prime Minister Chung Un-chan both confirmed they were unable to attend. Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper, along with members of the opposition parties, also cancelled their planned attendance due to the air travel disruptions in Europe. Governor-General of Australia Quentin Bryce attempted to travel to the funeral but found herself delayed in the United Arab Emirates on the day it was due to take place.
Death and state funeral of Lech and Maria Kaczyński | Dignitaries
Present were Ogilvy's daughter, Susan, Robert Foster (pilot), the Chairman of the Battle of Britain Fighter Association, Councillor Robert Davis, Deputy Leader Westminster City Council, Michael Conway, managing director FM Conway (who had funded the addition), and Air Commodore Gordon Bruce, representing the Chief of the Air Staff.
Alastair Ogilvy | Recognition as one of The Few
The Royal Aeronautical Society organised a Hurricane Golden Jubilee symposium. At eighty-seven years old, Chaplin was the oldest of four speakers who had worked on the design of the aircraft. Chaplin died on 13 December 1988 at age 89. A Harrier jump-jet flew over the village church in tribute, at the end of his memorial service.
Roy Chaplin | Retirement
Because of SAM 26000, the final services honoring LBJ on January 25 were completed in one day, despite taking place in different parts of the country. On October 6, 1981, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was assassinated. Because of security concerns, then-President Ronald Reagan did not attend the funeral. Instead, he sent Secretary of State Alexander Haig and the living former presidents—Nixon, Ford, and Carter—to the funeral, as well as former secretary of state Henry Kissinger. All of them flew aboard SAM 26000 when traveling to the funeral. The last time SAM 26000 carried a serving president was in January 1998 when President Bill Clinton's Air Force One, SAM 27000, got stuck in the mud in Champaign, Illinois, at University of Illinois Willard Airport.
VC-137C SAM 26000 | Missions after replacement
The funerals began taking place on February 5. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Ezer Weizman attended funerals and visited the grieving families. Israeli Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai appointed a commission of inquiry headed by David Ivry to investigate the cause of the collision. The commission recommended that the commander of the helicopters' squadron be dismissed and barred from any future command positions, the commander of Tel Nof Airbase and the deputy commander of the squadron (who had briefed the pilots before their mission) be reprimanded, and that the officer in charge of Rosh Pina Airport be dismissed from his position and barred from serving in any command position for three years.
1997 Israeli helicopter disaster | Aftermath
On 22 November 1963, Pinto was killed when his helicopter crashed en route to Poonch. In a great loss to the Indian Armed Forces, the crash claimed six distinguished officers. The officers who were on the helicopter apart from Pinto were: The news of the air crash came as a shock to the nation. Multiple distinguished visitors paid their respects including Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the Chief of the Air Staff Aspy Engineer. A black-bordered extraordinary Gazette of India was issued on 23 November. Pinto was laid to rest with full military honours. The funeral procession started at the Pinto residence on Akbar Road.
Erlic Pinto | Death and legacy
government officials who attended the crowded service on Tuesday, September 24, 1974. At the hour of the funeral, U.S. President Gerald R. Ford called for a moment of silence as he addressed an International Association of Police Chiefs conference being held across town.
Gail Cobb | Funeral
Thörnell was chief of His Majesty's Military Staff until the king died on 29 October 1950.
Olof Thörnell | Career
On his return to Great Britain, Charlton expected to be summoned to see the Chief of the Air Staff, Hugh Trenchard. The summons never came. Although Charlton was barred from further postings in Iraq, he went on to serve as Air Officer Commanding No 3 Group. Charlton requested early retirement, which he was granted.
Lionel Charlton | Iraq
Roy M. Terry (July 15, 1915 – May 12, 1988) was Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Terry later moved to Danbury, Connecticut and was an ordained Methodist pastor. He was a graduate of Syracuse University (B.S. 1937) and Yale Divinity School (B.D. 1942).Terry died on May 12, 1988.
Roy M. Terry | Introduction
In July 1958, Kincheloe was killed in the crash of an F-104A (Lockheed F-104A-10-LO s/n 56-772) at Edwards AFB; he had ejected at low altitude, but the deployed parachute did not adequately slow his descent. He was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery. Only thirty years old, Kincheloe was survived by wife, Dorothy, their young son, Iven III, and a daughter who was born two months later, Jeannine.
Iven Carl Kincheloe Jr. | Death and legacy