deeds to Britain. Victoria Cross citation The announcement and accompanying citation for the decoration was published in supplement to the London Gazette on 13 March 1942, reading Legacy At a small ceremony in his home town of Saltcoats in Ayrshire on 6 April 2000, the 59th anniversary of Campbell's death at Brest, a memorial plaque and bench were unveiled by his sister-in-law, and his 90-year-old brother handed over his VC to the safekeeping of the commanding officer of the present-day No. 22 Squadron. The RAF named their original Vickers VC10 aircraft after Victoria Cross holders. XR808 is named after Kenneth Campbell. A memorial to him stands in his old school, Sedbergh, commemorating his brave deeds. A room is named after him at the town headquarters of Cambridge University Air Squadron. At RAF Wittering, the RAF base used for flying training by CUAS, the Campbell Building is named after him, which hosts the CUAS and London University Air Squadron offices. References Bibliography Barker, Ralph. The Ship-Busters: The Story of the R.A.F. Torpedo-Bombers. London: Chatto & Windus Ltd. 1957. No ISBN. Robertson, Bruce. Beaufort Special. Shepperton, Surrey, UK: Ian Allan Ltd., 1976. . External links Flying Officer K. Campbell in The Art of War exhibition at the UK National Archives Video on BBC for Remembrance Day 11 11 2011 1917 births 1941 deaths People educated at Sedbergh School British World War II recipients of the Victoria Cross Royal Air Force personnel killed in World War II Royal Air Force officers British World War II bomber pilots Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II People from Saltcoats Royal Air Force recipients of the Victoria Cross Alumni of Clare College, Cambridge Aviators killed by being shot down Scottish airmen