Roger Cruickshank
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Roger Cruickshank DFC (born 18 October 1982) is a Scottish pilot in the Royal Air Force, a Squadron Leader, and one of United Kingdom's top downhill skiers.
Early life
Roger Cruickshank was born on 18 October 1982 in Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.{{cite news|last1=Hookham|first1=Mark|title=RAF ace who beat crippling ski crash takes aim at mental illness|work=The Sunday Times|date=7 May 2017|page=4}}{{cite news|last1=Thompson|first1=Anna|title=Cruickshank aims high|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/winter_sports/4432876.stm|accessdate=7 May 2017|publisher=BBC News|date=16 November 2005}}
Career
Cruickshank joined the Royal Air Force, where he serves as a Eurofighter Typhoon pilot. He served in Iraq in 2016. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in 2017.
In March 2005, Cruickshank crashed whilst skiing, which shattered his left tibia and required a metal plate with nine pins to be permanently fixed in his leg. After regaining the ability to walk in June 2005, he qualified for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. In the Men's Downhill event, skiing with a knee-brace, Cruickshank finished 37th.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}}
Cruickshank is the co-author of Speed of Sound, Sound of Mind in 2016.
Personal life
Honours
- 2017 : Distinguished Flying Cross.{{Cite web |url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/last-tango-at-the-palace-for-actress-sarah-lancashire-1-8869762 |title=Last tango at the Palace for actress Sarah Lancashire - Yorkshire Post |access-date=22 November 2017 |archive-date=1 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201082128/https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/last-tango-at-the-palace-for-actress-sarah-lancashire-1-8869762 |url-status=dead }}
Works
- {{cite book|last1=Cruickshank|first1=Roger|last2=MacNaughton|first2=Don|title=Speed of Sound, Sound of Mind: A remarkable story of mind power, metal and making dreams come true|date=2016|publisher=Headshrink Publications|location=Tain, U.K.}}
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Category:Military personnel from Aberdeenshire
Category:Royal Air Force squadron leaders
Category:Scottish male alpine skiers
Category:Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic alpine skiers for Great Britain
Category:Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)
Category:People of the War in Iraq (2013–2017)
Category:21st-century Scottish sportsmen
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