Nickname(s) Mike Awards O.B.E. Rank Group Captain | Service/branch Royal Air Force Allegiance United Kingdom Name Michael Cross | |
Group Captain Michael Cross OBE RAFR is a British former Chief of Staff of the Air Cadet Organisation. He retired from the post in 2006.
Trek to the South Pole
On 17 January 2003 Mike Cross, aged 60, became the eldest person to travel to the South Pole and, along with his son William Cross, became the first diabetes sufferer to reach the South Pole. Michael and his son William are also the first father and son team to make the journey.
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