Roger Cruickshank
Born18 October 1982
Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Occupation(s)Pilot, skier

Roger Cruickshank DFC (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.

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

Works

  • Cruickshank, Roger; MacNaughton, Don (2016). Speed of Sound, Sound of Mind: A remarkable story of mind power, metal and making dreams come true. Tain, U.K.: Headshrink Publications.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Hookham, Mark (7 May 2017). "RAF ace who beat crippling ski crash takes aim at mental illness". The Sunday Times. p. 4.
  2. ↑ Thompson, Anna (16 November 2005). "Cruickshank aims high". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Last tango at the Palace for actress Sarah Lancashire - Yorkshire Post". Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.


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