Facts: - battles: world war ii 1939 - 1945 - death date: december 1998 -lrb- aged 88 -rrb- - allegiance: united kingdom - commands: oc malling 1942 oc no. 25 squadron raf 1943 oc raf no. church fenton 1945 oc raf molesworth 1945 oc raf colerne 29 1952 commandant royal observer corps -lrb- 1961 - 1964 -rrb- squadron raf 1942 oc raf west - rank: air commodore - awards: dso 1943 cbe june 1957 - birth date: 18 august 1910 - laterwork: senior 1964 staff officer -lrb- flying -rrb- hq air cadets - name: cathcart michael wight-boycott - branch: united kingdom -lrb- 1937 -1964 -rrb- - death place: taunton , somerset , england - birth place: bridgnorth , shropshire , england Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of cathcart wight-boycott .
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air commodore cathcart michael wight-boycott cbe dso and bar ma , raf r'td -lrb- 18 august 1910 -- december 1998 -rrb- was a british fighter pilot during the second world war and a senior royal air force officer during the post-war years .as an air commodore in 1961 wight-boycott became the 10th commandant royal observer corps .