Edward Sismore
Air Commodore Edward Barnes Sismore DSO, DFC & Two Bars, AFC, AE (23 June 1921 – 22 March 2012) was a British air navigator and fighter pilot during the Second World War, and a senior Royal Air Force officer in the post-war years. Sismore served as the thirteenth Commandant Royal Observer Corps between 1971 and 1973.
Edward Barnes Sismore | |
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| Born | 23 June 1921 Kettering, Northamptonshire |
| Died | 22 March 2012 (aged 90) Chelmsford, Essex |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | c.1939–1976 |
| Rank | Air Commodore |
| Commands held | Commandant Royal Observer Corps (1971–73) RAF Bruggen (1964–66) No. 29 Squadron RAF (1953–56) |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Order Distinguished Flying Cross & Two Bars Air Force Cross Air Efficiency Award Order of Dannebrog (Denmark) |
During his time as Commandant ROC, Sismore travelled overseas to France, Germany and Scandinavian countries, visiting similar defence warning organisations. He established a close relationship with the Luftmeldekorpset Danish Air Reporting Corps, a unit of the country's Home Guard.
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