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Charles Wiggin

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Throughout his tour of operations, which includes 8 attacks on Berlin, this officer has set a fine example of skill, courage and determination. During a recent attack on the German capital his aircraft was badly damaged in a fight with 2 enemy aircraft. Nevertheless, Flight Lieutenant Wiggin pressed
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home his bombing attack with great resolution and afterwards flew the damaged bomber to base where he executed a perfect crash landing, although one of his landing wheelshad been shot away. He is a fine leader whose example has imbued his crew with great confidence.
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Through his mother, Carmen Fernandez Vallin y Parrella, Wiggin inherited the title of Marqués de Muros (
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In 1948 Wiggin married Marie Thérèse Elizabeth Leche in Santiago, Chile, where her father,
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On 3 March 1944 Acting Flight Lieutenant Charles Douglas Wiggin of
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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Spanish State
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Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)
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Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II
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Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
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in 1946. Between posts at the Foreign Office (later the
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in 1968 and knighted KCMG during his posting to Spain.
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Index

Sir Charles Wiggin
Charles Wiggin (rower)
KCMG
DFC
AFC
Eton College
Christ Church, Oxford
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
World War II
Diplomatic Service
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Santiago
Stockholm
Tehran
Washington, D.C.
Edward Heath
Lord Privy Seal
Foreign Secretary
Lord Carrington
Imperial Defence College
Spain
CMG
Sir John Leche
Muros de Nalón
No. 44 Squadron RAF
Distinguished Flying Cross
Avro Lancaster
RAF Waddington
WIGGIN, Sir Charles (Douglas)
Sir Charles Wiggin

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