Victor Goddard

Sir Victor Goddard
Goddard in 1941, by Thomas Cantrell Dugdale
Birth name	Robert Victor Goddard
Born	(1897-02-06)6 February 1897 Wembley, London
Died	21 January 1987(1987-01-21) (aged 89)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy (1910–1918) Royal Air Force (1918–1951)
Years of service	1910–1951
Rank	Air Marshal
Commands	Chief of the New Zealand Air Staff (1941–1943) No. 30 Squadron RAF (1930–1931)
Battles/wars	First World War Western Front Battle of the Somme Second World War Battle of France South West Pacific theatre Guadalcanal Campaign Solomon Islands campaign South-East Asian theatre
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Mentioned in Despatches (2) Navy Distinguished Service Medal (United States)

Air Marshal Sir Robert Victor Goddard, KCB, CBE, DL (6 February 1897 – 21 January 1987) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.

Goddard is perhaps best known for his interest in paranormal phenomena; he claimed to have witnessed a clairvoyant incident in 1946 on which the feature film The Night My Number Came Up (1955) was later based.