Jack Baldwin (RAF officer)

Sir John Eustice Arthur Baldwin
Sir John Eustice Arthur Baldwin
	Wing Commander Baldwin as Commandant of the Central Flying School c.1929
Born	13 April 1892; Halifax, England
Died	28 July 1975 (aged 83); Rutland, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army (1910–18, 1944–58); Royal Air Force (1918–44)
Years of service	c. 1910–44,1948–58
Rank	Air Marshal
Commands held	8th King's Royal Irish Hussars (1948–58); Third Tactical Air Force (1943–44); Bomber Command (1942); No. 3 Group (1939–42); No. 21 Group (1938–39); RAF College Cranwell (1936–38); No. 1 Group (1934–35); Central Flying School (1928–31); 41st Wing RFC (1917–18); No. 55 Squadron (1916–17)
Battles/wars	First World War; Second World War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Companion of the Order of the Bath; Distinguished Service Order; Mentioned in Despatches (4); Officer of the Order of the Crown (Belgium); Croix de guerre (Belgium); Order of the White Lion (Czechoslovakia); War Cross (Czechoslovakia); Air Medal (United States)

Air Marshal Sir John Eustice Arthur Baldwin, KBE, CB, DSO, DL (13 April 1892 – 28 July 1975) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.

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