Kenneth Hubbard
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Group Captain Kenneth Gilbert Hubbard OBE DFC AFC (26 February 1920 – 21 January 2004) was the pilot of an RAF Vickers Valiant bomber which dropped Britain's first live thermonuclear weapon (H-Bomb) in Operation Grapple in the Central Pacific Ocean in May 1957.
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Kenneth Gilbert Hubbard | |
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Born | (1920-02-26)26 February 1920 Norwich, Norfolk, England |
Died | 21 January 2004(2004-01-21) (aged 83) Blythburgh, Suffolk, England |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1940–1966 |
Rank | Group Captain |
Commands held | RAF Scampton RAF El Adem No. 49 Squadron RAF RAF Shaibah No. 104 Squadron RAF |
Battles/wars | World War II: |
Awards | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Flying Cross Air Force Cross |
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