Group Captain
Group captain is a senior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force, where it originated, as well as the air forces of many countries that have historical British influence. It is sometimes used as the English translation of an equivalent rank i ...
William Michael Cross
OBE
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations,
and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...
(1942 – 9 November 2022) was a British Royal Air Force officer who was Chief of Staff of the
Air Cadet Organisation. He retired from the post in 2006.
Trek to the South Pole
On 17 January 2003 Mike Cross, aged 60, became the eldest person to travel to the
South Pole and, along with his son William Cross, became the first diabetes sufferer to reach the South Pole. Michael and his son William are also the first father and son team to make the journey.
Personal life and death
Cross died on 9 November 2022, at the age of 80.
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References
1942 births
2022 deaths
Royal Air Force Air Cadets
Royal Air Force officers
University at Buffalo alumni
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