Michael Knight (RAF officer)
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Air Chief Marshal
Sir Michael William Patrick Knight KCB
AFC
(born 23 November 1932) is a former senior Royal Air Force
commander. He is well respected and renowned for his various charity projects, especially for the ″Vulcan to the Sky″ cause.
in 1980, Air Member for Supply and Organisation
in 1983 and UK Military Representative to NATO in 1986. He retired in 1989. He is now still actively involved with various charity and RAF related projects, maybe most notably, the ″Vulcan to the Sky″ project.
In retirement he was Chairman of the Air League
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Air Chief Marshal
Air chief marshal is a senior 4-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
Sir Michael William Patrick Knight KCB
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
AFC
Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)
The Air Force Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom Armed Forces, and formerly also to officers of the other Commonwealth countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying, though not in active operations against the enemy"...
(born 23 November 1932) is a former senior Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
commander. He is well respected and renowned for his various charity projects, especially for the ″Vulcan to the Sky″ cause.
RAF career
Knight joined the Royal Air Force in 1953. He was appointed Air Officer Commanding No. 1 GroupNo. 1 Group RAF
Number 1 Group of the Royal Air Force is one of the two operations groups in Air Command.The group is today referred to as the Air Combat Group, as it controls the RAF's combat fast-jet aircraft and has airfields in the UK plus RAF Unit Goose Bay in Canada, which is used extensively as an...
in 1980, Air Member for Supply and Organisation
Air Member for Supply and Organisation
The Air Member for Supply and Organisation was the senior Royal Air Force officer responsible for procurement matters: he was a member of the Air Force Board...
in 1983 and UK Military Representative to NATO in 1986. He retired in 1989. He is now still actively involved with various charity and RAF related projects, maybe most notably, the ″Vulcan to the Sky″ project.
In retirement he was Chairman of the Air League
Air League
For the Air League , see Australian Air LeagueThe Air League is an aviation society in the United Kingdom, founded in 1909.The aims and mission of the Air League are to promote the cause of British aviation by:...
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