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{{Short description|Royal Air Force Air Marshal (1891β1971)}} {{For|the New Zealand businessman and university administrator|Rod Carr (administrator)}} {{Use British English|date=August 2011}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox military person | name = Sir Roderick Carr | image = Air Mshl Sir Roderick Carr.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date|1891|08|31|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Feilding]], New Zealand | death_date = {{death date and age|1971|12|15|1891|08|31|df=yes}} | death_place = [[RAF Hospital Uxbridge]], England | placeofburial = | allegiance = United Kingdom | branch = [[Royal Navy]] (1914β1918)<br/>[[Lithuanian Air Force]] (1919β1920)<br/>[[Royal Air Force]] (1920β1947) | serviceyears = 1914β1947 | rank = [[Air Marshal]] | servicenumber = | unit = | commands = Commander in Chief, [[Air Headquarters India]] (1946)<br/>[[No. 4 Group RAF|No. 4 Group]] (1941β1945)<br/>[[No. 61 Group RAF|No. 61 Group]] (1940)<br/>[[RAF Brize Norton]] (1939) | battles = [[First World War]]<br/>[[Lithuanian Wars of Independence|Lithuanian War of Independence]]<br/>[[Second World War]] | awards = [[Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire]]<br/>[[Companion of the Order of the Bath]]<br/>[[Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)|Distinguished Flying Cross]]<br/>[[Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)|Air Force Cross]]<br/>[[Mentioned in Despatches]]<br/>[[Order of St. Anna|Order of St. Anna, 2nd Class with Swords and Bow]] (Russia)<br/>[[Order of St. Vladimir|Order of St. Vladimir, 4th Class with Sword and Bow]] (Russia)<br/>[[Commander of the Legion of Honour]] (France)<br/>[[Croix de guerre 1914β1918 (France)|Croix de guerre]] (France) | relations = | laterwork = Divisional Controller, [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Civil Aviation]] }} [[Air Marshal]] '''Sir Charles Roderick Carr''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|KBE|CB|DFC|AFC}} (31 August 1891 β 15 December 1971) was a senior [[Royal Air Force]] commander from New Zealand. He held high command in the [[Second World War]] and served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief in India.
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