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Kenneth Edward Lewis CMM, CD (c. 1929 – February 4, 1992) was a Canadian air force general who was Commander, Air Command in Canada from 1980 to 1983.

Career

A native of

Ponoka, Alberta Ponoka is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located at the junction of Highway 2A and Highway 53, north of Red Deer and south of Edmonton. The name Ponoka is Blackfoot for "elk", which is the animal depicted in the town flag. Ponok ...

, Lewis joined the

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in the late 1940s and, after graduating from the

Royal Military College of Canada '') , established = 1876 , type = Military academy , chancellor = Anita Anand ('' la, ex officio, label=none'' as Defence Minister) , principal = Harry Kowal , head_label ...

, trained as a pilot. He became Commandant of the

Royal Roads Military College Royal Roads Military College (RRMC) was a Canadian Military academy, military college from 1940 to 1995, located in Hatley Park, Colwood, British Columbia, near Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The facility now serves as the campus of Royal Ro ...

in 1968 and, after serving in various senior staff positions, became Deputy Commander

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in 1978 and Commander, Air Command in 1980 before retiring in 1983. In retirement he became President of The Aerospace Industry Association of Canada. He died of prostate cancer in 1992 at the age of 62.

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