Kapten Grup Clive Robertson Caldwell, DSO, DFC & Bar (28 Juli 1911 – 5 Agustus 1994) adalah penerbang Australia utama pada Perang Dunia II. Ia resmi dikenal karena menembak 28.5 pesawat musuh dalam lebih dari 300 operasi, termasuk sebuah penerbangan dalam sehari.
| Clive Robertson Caldwell | |
|---|---|
Clive Caldwell c. 1942 | |
| Julukan | "Killer" |
| Lahir | 28 Juli 1911 Lewisham, New South Wales |
| Meninggal | 5 Agustus 1994 (umur 83) Sydney |
| Pengabdian | Australia |
| Dinas/cabang | Royal Australian Air Force |
| Lama dinas | 1940–1946 |
| Pangkat | Kapten Grup |
| Komandan | No. 112 Squadron RAF (1942) No. 1 Wing RAAF (1942–1943) No. 80 Wing RAAF (1944–1945) |
| Perang/pertempuran | Perang Dunia II
|
| Penghargaan | Distinguished Service Order Distinguished Flying Cross & Bar Krzyż Walecznych (Polandia) |
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- Alexander, Kristen. Clive Caldwell: Air Ace. Crows Nest, Australia: Allen & Unwin, 2006. ISBN 1-74114-705-0.
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- Shores, Christopher. Aces High – Volume 2: A Further Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Aces of the British and Commonwealth Air Forces in World War II. London: Grub Street, 1999. ISBN 1-902304-03-9.
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- Weal, John. Jagdgeschwader 27 'Afrika'. London: Osprey Publishing, 2003. ISBN 1-84176-538-4.
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Wikimedia Commons memiliki media mengenai Clive Caldwell.
- Clive Caldwell at acesofww2.com 2014-10-19 di Wayback Machine.
- Australian War Memorial: Who’s Who in Australian Military History 2013-10-19 di Wayback Machine.
- Clive Robertson Caldwell: Record of Service – Airmen 2014-12-19 di Wayback Machine. National Archives of Australia
- Record of Court Martial proceedings against Squadron Leader (acting Group Captain) Clive Robertson Caldwell 2014-12-19 di Wayback Machine., National Archives of Australia