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Wilfrid Ewart Oulton
Wilfrid Ewart Oulton
Born	July 27, 1911; Monks Coppenhall, Cheshire
Died	October 31, 1997 (aged 86); Lymington, Southern England
Service / branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	July 1931 to January 1961
Rank	Air Vice Marshal
Commands	Director, Joint Anti-Submarine School 1946-48; Director, Joint Services Staff College 1948-50;; Air Attaché, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Asunción 1950-53;; Director of Operations, Air Ministry 1954-56;; Commander, Joint Task Force "Grapple" 1956-58;; Senior Air Staff Officer, RAF Coastal Command, HQ 1958-60;;
Awards	Distinguished Service Order 1943 ; Distinguished Flying Cross 1943 ; Commander of the Order of the British Empire 1953;

Wilfrid Ewart Oulton, DSO, DFC, CBE was an officer in the Royal Air Force. He served from July 1931 to January 1961 and achieved the rank of Air Vice Marshal . During World War II while serving in Coastal Command he was credited with sinking three German U-Boats including German submarine U-463 . Later in his career he was the Officer Commanding of the British Nuclear tests in the Pacific Ocean under Operation Grapple

References

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^ "Obituary of Wilfrid Oulton". Independant New Paper. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
^ Christmas Island Cracker: Account of the Planning and Execution of the British Thermonuclear Bomb Tests, 1957. Thomas Harmsworth Publishing Co. May 1987. ISBN 978-0948807046. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
^ "The War Hero Who Tested The British H-Bomb". Abertillerey Town Home Page. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
^ "Air Vice-Marshal W E Oulton". Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation. Retrieved 30 April 2017.

[1] "Obituary of Wilfrid Oulton". Independant New Paper. Retrieved 30 April 2017.

[2] Christmas Island Cracker: Account of the Planning and Execution of the British Thermonuclear Bomb Tests, 1957. Thomas Harmsworth Publishing Co. May 1987. ISBN 978-0948807046. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

[3] "The War Hero Who Tested The British H-Bomb". Abertillerey Town Home Page. Retrieved 30 April 2017.

[4] "Air Vice-Marshal W E Oulton". Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation. Retrieved 30 April 2017.

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