Dick Lord
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Richard Stanley Lord
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| Nickname(s) | Dick |
| Born | 20 June 1936 |
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| Allegiance |  South Africa |
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Fleet Air Arm South African Air Force |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
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Brigadier General Dick Lord (Johannesburg,[1] June 20, 1936 - October 26, 2011 was a South African Air Force and Fleet Air Arm pilot.
He was born in Johannesburg and attended Parktown Boys' High School.[2] He joined the Royal Navy in 1958 where he qualified as a fighter pilot. Whilst serving in the Royal Navy, Lord did a two-year exchange tour with the US Navy.[3]
He returned to South Africa in the early 1970s and joined the South African Air Force.
He also wrote a number of books including
- Fire, Flood and Ice (1998)
- From Tailhooker to Mudmover (2000)
- Vlamgat (2000)
- From Fledgling to Eagle: the South African Air Force during the Border War (2008)
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