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{{Short description|Royal Air Force Air Marshal (1891-19711891–1971)}}

{{For|the New Zealand businessman and university administrator|Rod Carr (administrator)}}

{{Use British English|date=August 2011}}

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| caption = Sir Roderick Carr

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1891|08|31|df=yes}}

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| allegiance = United Kingdom

| branch = [[Royal Navy]] (1914–181914–1918)<br/>[[Lithuanian Air Force]] (1919-19201919–1920)<br/>[[Royal Air Force]] (1920–471920–1947)

| serviceyears = 1914–1947

| rank = [[Air Marshal]]

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| commands = Commander in Chief, [[Air Headquarters India]] (1946)<br/>[[No. 4 Group RAF|No. 4 Group]] (1941–451941–1945)<br/>[[No. 61 Group RAF|No. 61 Group]] (1940)<br/>[[RAF Brize Norton]] (1939)

| battles = [[First World War]]<br/>[[Lithuanian Wars of Independence|Lithuanian War of Independence]]<br/>[[Second World War]]

| awards = [[Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire]]<br/>[[Companion of the Order of the Bath]]<br/>[[Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)|Distinguished Flying Cross]]<br/>[[Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)|Air Force Cross]]<br/>[[Mentioned in Despatches]]<br/>[[Order of St. Anna|Order of St. Anna, 2nd Class with Swords and Bow]] (Russia)<br/>[[Order of St. Vladimir|Order of St. Vladimir, 4th Class with Sword and Bow]] (Russia)<br/>[[Commander of the Legion of Honour]] (France)<br/>[[Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France)|Croix de guerre]] (France)

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{{blockquote|On the 17th June, 1919, this officer flew a scout machine over the enemy aerodrome at Puchega, at an average height of only 50 feet, for thirty minutes. During this time he succeeded in setting fire to a [[Nieuport]] enemy machine, to a hangar which contained three aeroplanes (all of which were destroyed), drove all the personnel off the aerodrome, and killed some of the mechanics.}}

Between 28 November 1919 and 18 February 1920, Carr served as chief of the [[Lithuanian Air Force]] (Aviacijos dalis).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.plienosparnai.lt/page.php?214 | title=Carr Charles Roderick - Lietuvos Aviacijos Istorija 1919 - 1940 M }}</ref>

In 1921, Carr was a member of Sir [[Ernest Shackleton]]'s final [[Antarctic]] expedition. On his return, he was granted an RAF short service commission in the rank of [[flying officer]].<ref name="air" />

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