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Ulric Cross was born on 1 May 1917, in Belmont, Port of Spain, Trinidad, to Reginald Rufus and Maud Iris Cross. [4] He was the second child in a family of nine. [5] At the age of 11, he came first in Trinidad's Government Exhibition Scholarship Examination, thus qualifying for five years of free secondary education, [5] and went on to attend St Mary's College. [6]
Oct 29, 2020 · 15th October 2021 at 4:11pm. When taking a look at the proud history of black men and women who left the West Indies to fight for Britain against Hitler during the Second World War, the story of Squadron Leader Ulric Cross stands out as inspirational. Daring and dashing, Cross joined the Royal Air Force's elite Pathfinder Force as a navigator ...
Sep 30, 2024 · Philip Louis Ulric Cross DFC DSO, known as Ulric, was born on 1 May 1917, in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Ulric arrived in Britain in November 1941 and began his training as a navigator in the RAF. After completing his training, he was commissioned as an officer and assigned to 139 (Jamaica) Squadron, based at RAF Marham.
Oct 4, 2013 · Cross left the RAF as a Squadron Leader in 1947 and practised law in Ghana and Tanzania. He later became a High Court Judge in his native Trinidad. In 1990, he was appointed High Commissioner for Trinidad and Tobago in London. Ulric Cross passed away at the age of 96 on 4 October 2013. Philip, Louise, Ulric Cross, Pilots of the Caribbean.
Squadron leader Ulric Cross (The Black Hornet) is recognized by the RAF for his exemplary contribution to the British war effort.
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Philip Louis Ulric Cross DSO DFC (1 May 1917 – 4 October 2013) was a Trinidadian jurist, diplomat and Royal Air Force (RAF) navigator, recognised as possibly the most decorated West Indian of World War II. [1] [2] He is credited with helping to prevent some two hundred bombers from being shot down in a raid over Germany in 1943. [3]
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Shot in Trinidad, Ghana, the UK and Canada, HERO is the story of Ulric Cross, who in 1941, left his small island home to seek his fortune, and became the Roy...
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