John Grindon

John Grindon
Born(1917-09-30)30 September 1917
Newquay, England
Died11 November 2001(2001-11-11) (aged 84)
Hampshire, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchRoyal Air Force
Years of service1935–1959
RankGroup Captain
Service number33206
CommandsRAF Honington (1957–58)
Queen's Flight (1953–56)
No. 617 Squadron RAF (1945)
No. 630 Squadron RAF (1944–45)
Battles / warsSecond World War
AwardsCommander of the Royal Victorian Order
Distinguished Service Order
Air Force Cross

Group Captain John Evelyn Grindon, CVO, DSO, AFC (30 September 1917 – 11 November 2001) was a senior Royal Air Force officer. He served as a bomber pilot in the Second World War, and later commanded the Queen's Flight.[1]

Grindon was the son of Thomas Edward Grindon, a First World War casualty,[2] and Dora Eastlake. He married Miss Hubber in 1937.

A portrait is held by the National Portrait Gallery.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Group Captain John Grindon".
  2. ^ "Casualty Details | CWGC".
  3. ^ "John Evelyn Grindon - National Portrait Gallery".


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