Kenneth Lewis (general)

Kenneth Lewis
Born c. 1930
Died 1990s
Allegiance  Canada
Service/branch Royal Canadian Air Force / Canadian Forces
Rank Lieutenant-General
Commands held Air Command
Awards Commander of the Order of Military Merit
Canadian Forces Decoration

Lieutenant-General Kenneth Edward Lewis CMM, CD (c. 1930–1990s) was a Canadian air force general who was Commander, Air Command in Canada from 1980 to 1983.[1]

Career

A native of Ponoka, Alberta,[2] 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[3] and Commander, Air Command in 1980 before retiring in 1983.[4]

In retirement he became President of The Aerospace Industry Association of Canada.[5] He died of prostate cancer in the 1990s.[6]

References

  1. "The Ottawa Journal from Ottawa, · Page 3". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  2. ACROSS CANADA Air force commander to retire The Globe and Mail [Toronto, Ont] 26 Jan 1983: P.9.
  3. A Brief History of Norad, p. 35
  4. A long forgotten piece of history The Voxair, 17 Wing Winnipeg, 17 June 2009, p. 5
  5. The Week In The Contact Newspaper, CFB Trenton, 2005
  6. "Air Force Blue". p. 67.
Military offices
Preceded by
D R Adamson
Deputy Commander of NORAD
1978 - 1980
Succeeded by
K J Thorneycroft
Preceded by
G A MacKenzie
Commander, Air Command
1980 - 1983
Succeeded by
P D Manson
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