Valentine Baker (pilot)
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For Valentine Baker, the British and Ottoman soldier also known as Baker Pasha, see Valentine Baker.
Captain Valentine Henry Baker MC AFC (24 August 1888 – 12 September 1942), nicknamed "Bake",[1] served in all three of the British Armed Forces during the First World War. After the war he became a civilian flight instructor, and co-founder of the Martin-Baker Aircraft Company. He was the father of novelist Denys Val Baker.
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Valentine Henry Baker | |
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Nickname(s) | Bake |
Born | (1888-08-24)24 August 1888 Llanfairfechan, Wales |
Died | 12 September 1942(1942-09-12) (aged 54) RAF Wing, Buckinghamshire, England |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy British Army Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1914–1921 |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Awards | Military Cross Air Force Cross |
Relations | Denys Val Baker (son) |
Other work | Flying instructor Founder of Martin-Baker Aircraft Co. Ltd. |
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