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Thomas Kennedy (RAF officer)

Thomas Kennedy, English air marshal (died 2013)

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Born
May 19, 1928
Died
November 18, 2013
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1928

About Thomas Kennedy (RAF officer)

Air Chief Marshal Sir Thomas Lawrie "Jock" Kennedy, was a senior Royal Air Force officer. He served as Deputy Commander of RAF Strike Command from 1979 to 1981, and Air Member for Personnel from 1983 to 1986. Following his retirement from the military, he served as Lord Lieutenant of Rutland. He was awarded the Philip Sassoon Memorial Trophy for best all-round cadet at Cranwell. In the 1953 Coronation Honours, Kennedy was awarded the Air Force Cross (AFC). He served as controller of the RAF Benevolent Fund from 1988 to 1993 during which time more than £20 million was raised.

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Thomas Kennedy (RAF officer) timeline

  1. In the 1953 Coronation Honours, Kennedy was awarded the Air Force Cross (AFC).
  2. He served as controller of the RAF Benevolent Fund from 1988 to 1993 during which time more than £20 million was raised.

The world when Thomas Kennedy (RAF officer) was born

Thomas Kennedy (RAF officer) was born in 1928. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1928

  • #1 song"Makin' Whoopee" – Eddie Cantor
  • Top movieSteamboat Willie (first Mickey Mouse)
  • Best-selling bookLady Chatterley's Lover – D.H. Lawrence

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentKnute Rockne's "Win one for the Gipper" speech
  • Top headlineHerbert Hoover elected president
  • Technology milestonePenicillin discovered by Alexander Fleming
  • Defining fadMickey Mouse mania
  • Notable inventionSliced bread
  • World population2.07 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population120.5M

1928 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Thomas Kennedy (RAF officer)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19282026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$6,200$435,000
Average income$3,800$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population120.5M341 million

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