Lieutenant-General Kenneth Edward Lewis CMM, CD (c. 1929 – February 4, 1992) was a Canadian air force general who was Commander, Air Command in Canada from 1980 to 1983.[1]
Kenneth Lewis | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1929 Wood River, Alberta, Canada |
| Died | (aged 62) Stittsville, Ontario, Canada |
| Allegiance |  Canada |
| Service/ | Air Command[a] |
| Years of service | Late 1940s-1983 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Commands held | Air Command |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of Military Merit Canadian Forces' Decoration |
Career edit
A native of Ponoka, Alberta,[2] Lewis joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in the late 1940s and, after graduating from the Royal Military College of Canada, trained as a pilot. He became Commandant of the Royal Roads Military College in 1968 and, after serving in various senior staff positions, became Deputy Commander NORAD in 1978[3] and Commander, Air Command in 1980 before retiring in 1983.[4]
In retirement he became President of The Aerospace Industry Association of Canada.[5] He died of prostate cancer in 1992 at the age of 62.[6][7]
Notes edit
- ^ Known as Royal Canadian Air Force until 1968
References edit
- ^ "The Ottawa Journal from Ottawa, · Page 3". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ ACROSS CANADA Air force commander to retire The Globe and Mail [Toronto, Ont] 26 Jan 1983: P.9.
- ^ A Brief History of Norad, p. 35 Archived 2015-04-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ A long forgotten piece of history The Voxair, 17 Wing Winnipeg, 17 June 2009, p. 5
- ^ The Week In The Contact Newspaper, CFB Trenton, 2005
- ^ Air Force Blue. p. 67. ISBN 9780973739015.
- ^ "Obituaries". Ottawa Citizen. February 5, 1992. p. 38. Retrieved November 4, 2018.