Dick Lord
| Richard Stanley Lord | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Dick |
| Born | 20 June 1936 |
| Died | 26 October 2011 (aged 75) |
| Allegiance |
 South Africa |
| Service/branch |
Fleet Air Arm South African Air Force |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Commands held | |
Brigadier General Dick Lord (Johannesburg,[1] June 20, 1936 - October 26, 2011 was a South African Air Force and Fleet Air Arm pilot.
He was born in Johannesburg and attended Parktown Boys' High School.[2] He joined the Royal Navy in 1958 where he qualified as a fighter pilot. Whilst serving in the Royal Navy, Lord did a two-year exchange tour with the US Navy.[3]
He returned to South Africa in the early 1970s and joined the South African Air Force.
He also wrote a number of books including
- Fire, Flood and Ice (1998)
- From Tailhooker to Mudmover (2000)
- Vlamgat (2000)
- From Fledgling to Eagle: the South African Air Force during the Border War (2008)
References
- ↑ Wingrin, Dean (October 28, 2011). "Dick Lord passes on". DefenceWeb. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
- ↑ "OBITUARY: Brigadier-General Richard 'Dick' Lord, SAAF (Ret)". South African Military History Society. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- ↑ "Brigadier General Dick Lord". The Telegraph. November 6, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
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