Kenneth Hubbard
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.
Kenneth Gilbert Hubbard | |
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| Born | 26 February 1920 Norwich, Norfolk, England |
| Died | 21 January 2004 (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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