Philip Louis Ulric Cross DSO DFC (1 May 1917 – 4 October 2013) was a Trinidadian jurist, diplomat and Royal Air Force (RAF) navigator, recognised as possibly the most decorated West Indian of World War II.

Oct 29, 2020 · As a teenager growing up in the 1930s in Trinidad, Philip Louis Ulric Cross thought there was no greater human on earth than a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force with a Distinguished Flying Cross.

Oct 4, 2013 · Pilot Officer Cross excelled as a navigator and was selected to join the élite Pathfinder Force. These crews had the difficult and dangerous task of marking targets accurately for bombing raids. Cross was promoted to Flying Officer and, in June 1944, he received the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC).

Sep 30, 2024 · To mark Black History Month 2024, we are honouring the life and legacy of Squadron Leader Ulric Cross, DFC, DSO. His exceptional bravery and skill in the RAF during the Second World War earned him recognition as a Trinidadian war hero and one of the most decorated Caribbean airmen of the era.

Oct 10, 2013 · In 1941, with 250 other Trinidadians, Ulric crossed the Atlantic Ocean to start his training at RAF Cranwell at Sleaford in Lincolnshire. Of the 250, 52 were killed in action.

Sep 11, 2020 · Nicknamed 'The Black Hornet,' Ulric Cross was a highly distinguished officer in the Royal Air Force during World War Two. His involvement in an elite Bomber Command unit over occupied Europe led him to become one of the most decorated West Indians of …

Ulric Cross is thought to have been the most decorated Caribbean airman of the Second World War; he went on to enjoy a distinguished career in Trinidad as a judge and diplomat. Cross was working for Trinidad Railways when the war broke out, and was anxious to play his part.

The most decorated West Indian Squadron Leader of World War II, Cross was a navigator with the elite Pathfinders Force of Britain’s Royal Air Force that perfected techniques for precision main force bombing. Uric Cross flew 80 missions with …

Aged 24, Cross arrived in Britain in November 1941, joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) and trained as a navigator. He was commissioned as an officer and then posted to 139 (Jamaica) Squadron at RAF Marham. This unit was so named because it …

In World War Two, some 250 Trinidadians served in the British Royal Air Force (RAF), of whom 52 were killed in action, their names now displayed on a memorial at Chaguaramas. Among the servicemen marking yesterday’s Remembrance Day was former Justice Ulric Cross, who flew on 80 bombing missions to Germany and occupied France during World War II.