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词条 Roger Cruickshank
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  1. Early life

  2. Career

  3. Personal life

  4. Honours

  5. Works

  6. References

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Roger Cruickshank (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.[1][2]

Career

Cruickshank joined the Royal Air Force, where he serves as a Eurofighter Typhoon pilot.[1] He served in Iraq in 2016.[1] He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in 2017.[1]

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.[1] 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.[1]

Personal life

Cruickshank lost his mother to depression after she committed suicide in 2010.[1]

Honours

  • 2017 : Distinguished Flying Cross.[3]

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.}}

References

1. ^{{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}}
2. ^{{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|work=BBC News|date=16 November 2005}}
3. ^http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/last-tango-at-the-palace-for-actress-sarah-lancashire-1-8869762
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7 : 1982 births|Living people|People associated with Aberdeenshire|Royal Air Force officers|Scottish male alpine skiers|Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Olympic alpine skiers of Great Britain

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