Roderick Carr
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| Charles Roderick Carr | |
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| 31 August 1891 – 15 December 1971 | |
 Sir Roderick Carr |
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| Place of birth |  Fielding, New Zealand |
| Place of death |  Bampton, Oxfordshire, England |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |  Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | c. 1914 – 1 February 1947 |
| Rank | Air Marshal |
| Battles/wars | World War I, World War II |
| Other work | Divisional Controller, Ministry of Civil Aviation |
Air Marshal Sir Charles Roderick Carr, KBE, CB, DFC, AFC (31 August 1891 – 15 December 1971) was a distinguished airman and military leader of New Zealand and India.
Born in Fielding, New Zealand, he served as an airman in the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force during World War I. In 1919 he went to Russia to fight on the anti-Bolshevist side against Lenin where he won his DFC for action against the enemy. The citation was as follows:
On the l7th June, 1919, this officer flew a scout machine over the enemy aerodrome at Puchega, at an average height of only 50 feet, for thirty minutes. During this time he succeeded in setting fire to a Nieuport enemy machine, to a hangar which contained three aeroplanes (all of which were destroyed), drove all the personnel off the aerodrome, and killed some of the mechanics.
In 1921 he was a part of Ernest Shackleton's final Antarctic expedition. On his return he was granted an RAF short service commission in the rank of Flying Officer.
In 1927 Carr acted as Squadron Leader Gayford's co-pilot and navigator when they set a new non-stop distance record of 3400 miles flying the Fairey Long Range Monoplane from RAF Cranwell to the Persian Gulf.
During World War II Sir Roderick served in RAF Bomber Command and later became Air Officer Commanding, India Command ("Chief of the Indian Air Force").
Sir Roderick died at Bampton, Oxfordshire aged 81.
| Military Offices | ||
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| Preceded by M Thomas |
Commander in Chief, Air Headquarters India 1946 |
Succeeded by Sir Hugh Walmsley As Commander in Chief, RAF India |
| Honorary Titles | ||
| Preceded by Sir Herbert Heath |
King of Arms of the Order of the British Empire 1947–1968 |
Succeeded by Sir George Gordon-Lennox |
