Quintin Brand
Air Vice-Marshal Sir Christopher Joseph Quintin Brand, KBE, DSO, MC, DFC (25 May 1893 – 7 March 1968) was a South African officer of the Royal Air Force.
Sir Quintin Brand | |
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AVM Brand visiting an air base c. 1941 | |
| Nickname(s) | "Flossie" |
| Born | 25 May 1893 Beaconsfield, Cape Colony |
| Died | 7 March 1968 (aged 74) Umtali, Rhodesia |
| Allegiance | South Africa United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Union Defence Force Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1913–1943 |
| Rank | Air Vice-Marshal |
| Commands held | No. 20 Group (1941–43) No. 10 Group (1940–41) No. 56 Squadron (1923–25) No. 44 Squadron (1919) No. 151 Squadron (1918–19) No. 112 Squadron (1918) |
| Battles/wars | First World War Second World War * Battle of Britain |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Military Cross Distinguished Flying Cross Order of Ismail (Egypt) |
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