Royal Air Force

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The Royal Air Force's Strike Command is the military organization which controls the majority of the United Kingdom's combat aircraft. Strike Command is the larger of only two commands in the RAF, the other being Personnel and Training Command. Image File history File links Ensign_of_the_Royal_Air_Force. ... The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... The Royal Air Force Regiment is a specialist corps within the Royal Air Force, responsible for capturing and defending airfields and associated installations. ... See the History section on the Royal Air Force page. ... // 1900-1918 1901 29 October - The Aero Club of Great Britain is established. ... Many aircraft types have served in the Royal Air Force since it was formed in 1918 by the merger of the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service. ... Number 1 Group of the Royal Air Force is one of the two groups in Strike Command. ... Number 2 Group of the Royal Air Force is one of the two groups in RAF Strike Command. ... The Joint Force Air Component Headquarters is the United Kindgdoms deployable air Command and Control Unit. ... Personnel and Training Command is one of two operational commands of the Royal Air Force along with Strike Command. ... The Training Group of the Royal Air Force is the group that controls the stations of Personnel and Training Command. ... This is a list of Royal Air Force stations in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. ... // Origins Lieutenant-General David Henderson originally proposed that Royal Air Force officers use a combination of British Army and Royal Navy ranks. ... The term used in the Royal Air Force to refer to all ranks below commissioned officer level is Other Ranks (ORs). ... The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... In a military context, a command is a collection of units or a group of personnel under the control of a single officer. ... Personnel and Training Command is one of two operational commands of the Royal Air Force along with Strike Command. ...

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History

Strike Command was formed on 30 April 1968 by the merger of Bomber Command and Fighter Command. Coastal Command was absorbed on 28 November the same year and Signals Command on 1 January 1969. Air Support Command (formerly Transport Command) was absorbed 1 September 1972. RAF Germany was absorbed as No 2 (Bomber) Group on 1 April 1993. April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining, as the last day in April. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... RAF Bomber Command was the organisation that controlled the RAFs bomber forces. ... Fighter Command was one of three functional commands that dominated the public perception of the RAF for much of the mid-20th century. ... Coastal Command was an organization within the Royal Air Force tasked with protecting the United Kingdom from naval threats. ... November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Signals Command of the Royal Air Force was formed on 3 November 1958. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Air Support Command of the Royal Air Force was formed on 1 August 1967 by the redesignation of Transport Command. ... RAF Transport Command was an RAF Command which controlled all transport aircraft of the air force. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... Royal Air Force Germany was a command of the Royal Air Force, consisting of those units based in Germany initially as part of the occupation following World War II and later as part of the RAFs commitment to the defense of Europe during the Cold War. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

Structure

Headquarters Strike Command (often abbreviated to HQSTC) is located at RAF High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire. The Command is divided into a number of Groups, which at first reflected the function of the old Fighter, Bomber and Coastal Command. Subsequent reorganisations have changed things greatly. Currently, the two Groups which make up Strike Command are: RAF High Wycombe is a Royal Air Force station, outside High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire. ... Map of Bucks (1904) Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is a county in South East England. ...

• No. 1 Group RAF - the "Air Combat Group"
• No. 2 Group RAF - the "Air Combat Support Group"

Number 1 Group of the Royal Air Force is one of the two groups in Strike Command. ... Number 2 Group of the Royal Air Force is one of the two groups in RAF Strike Command. ...

Other information

Air Chief Marshal Sir Joe French took over command from Air Chief Marshal Sir Brian Burridge on 13 January 2006 as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Strike Command. An Air Chief Marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Chief Marshal is the most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force (RAF) today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Air Chief Marshal Sir John (Joe) French, KCB CBE ADC, senior Royal Air Force officer, promoted Air Chief Marshal 13 January 2006 and appointed Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Strike Command and Air Member for Personnel with effect from the same day. ... January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The RAF's Process and Organisation Review has concluded that Strike Command and Personnel and Training Command will be co-located at a single command headquarters by 1 April 2008. On the 1 April 2006, the existing 3 Group structure of Strike Command was condensed to 2 Groups. Personnel and Training Command is one of two operational commands of the Royal Air Force along with Strike Command. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief

• Air Chief Marshal Sir Wallace Kyle 1968-1968
• Air Chief Marshal Sir Denis Spotswood 1968-1971
• Air Chief Marshal Sir Andrew Humphrey 1971-1974
• Air Chief Marshal Sir Denis Smallwood 1974-1976
• Air Chief Marshal Sir Nigel Maynard 1976-1977
• Air Chief Marshal Sir David Evans 1977-1980
• Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Williamson 1980-1982
• Air Chief Marshal Sir David Craig 1982-1985
• Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter Harding 1985-1988
• Air Chief Marshal Sir Patrick Hine 1988-1991
• Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Graydon 1991-1992
• Air Chief Marshal Sir John Thomson 1992-1994
• Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Johns 1994
• Air Chief Marshal Sir William Wratten 1994-1997
• Air Chief Marshal Sir John Alison 1997-1999
• Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter Squire 1999-2000
• Air Chief Marshal Sir Anthony Bagnall 2000-2001
• Air Chief Marshal Sir John Day 2001-2003
• Air Chief Marshal Sir Brian Burridge 2003-2006
• Air Chief Marshal Sir Joe French 2006-

An Air Chief Marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Chief Marshal is the most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force (RAF) today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Sir is a British honorary title representing knighthood or baronetcy. ... Air Chief Marshall Sir Wallace Kyle was Governor of Western Australia from 1975 to 1980. ... An Air Chief Marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Chief Marshal is the most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force (RAF) today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Sir is a British honorary title representing knighthood or baronetcy. ... Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Denis Frank Spotswood (born 26 September 1916, died 11 November 2001) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force. ... An Air Chief Marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Chief Marshal is the most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force (RAF) today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Sir is a British honorary title representing knighthood or baronetcy. ... Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Andrew Humphrey (31 December 1920 - 24 January 1977) was the Chief of the Defence Staff of the United Kingdom between 24 October 1976 and 24 January 1977. ... An Air Chief Marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Chief Marshal is the most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force (RAF) today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Sir is a British honorary title representing knighthood or baronetcy. ... Air Chief Marshal Sir Denis Graham Smallwood (born 13 August 1918, died 26 July 1997) was a senior Royal Air Force commander. ... An Air Chief Marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Chief Marshal is the most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force (RAF) today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Sir is a British honorary title representing knighthood or baronetcy. ... Air Chief Marshal Sir Nigel Martin Maynard KCB CBE DFC AFC RAF (born 28 August 1921, died 18 June 1998) was a senior Royal Air Force commander. ... An Air Chief Marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Chief Marshal is the most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force (RAF) today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Sir is a British honorary title representing knighthood or baronetcy. ... Air Chief Marshal Sir David Evans GCB CBE RAF was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force. ... An Air Chief Marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Chief Marshal is the most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force (RAF) today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Sir is a British honorary title representing knighthood or baronetcy. ... Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Keith Williamson GCB AFC is a retired senior officer in the Royal Air Force. ... An Air Chief Marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Chief Marshal is the most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force (RAF) today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Sir is a British honorary title representing knighthood or baronetcy. ... Marshal of the Royal Air Force David Craig, Baron Craig of Radley GCB OBE (born 17 September 1929) is a retired Royal Air Force officer and member of the House of Lords. ... An Air Chief Marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Chief Marshal is the most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force (RAF) today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Sir is a British honorary title representing knighthood or baronetcy. ... Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Peter Harding GCB DSc FRAeS CBIM was British Chief of the Air Staff, and subsequently Chief of Defence Staff from January 1, 1993 until March 13, 1994. ... An Air Chief Marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Chief Marshal is the most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force (RAF) today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Sir is a British honorary title representing knighthood or baronetcy. ... Air Chief Marshal Sir Patrick Hine was a senior Royal Air Force commander. ... An Air Chief Marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Chief Marshal is the most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force (RAF) today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Sir is a British honorary title representing knighthood or baronetcy. ... Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Graydon Air Officer Commanding in Chief Strike Command 5 April 1989 - 4 November 1992. ... An Air Chief Marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Chief Marshal is the most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force (RAF) today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Sir is a British honorary title representing knighthood or baronetcy. ... Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles John Thomson, usually Sir John Thomson (born 7 June 1941, died 10 July 1994) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force. ... An Air Chief Marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Chief Marshal is the most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force (RAF) today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Sir is a British honorary title representing knighthood or baronetcy. ... Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Johns, GCB CBE LVO FRAeS RAF has been Constable and Governor of Windsor Castle since 2000. ... An Air Chief Marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Chief Marshal is the most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force (RAF) today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Sir is a British honorary title representing knighthood or baronetcy. ... Air Chief Marshal Sir William Wratten was Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief RAF Strike Command from 1994. ... An Air Chief Marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Chief Marshal is the most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force (RAF) today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Sir is a British honorary title representing knighthood or baronetcy. ... Air Chief Marshal Sir John Alison was a senior Royal Air Force commander. ... An Air Chief Marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Chief Marshal is the most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force (RAF) today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Sir is a British honorary title representing knighthood or baronetcy. ... Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter Squire, KCB DFC AFC ADC FRAeS RAF was Chief of the Air Staff during the start of both Operation Veritas and Operation Telic. ... An Air Chief Marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Chief Marshal is the most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force (RAF) today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Sir is a British honorary title representing knighthood or baronetcy. ... Air Chief Marshal Sir Anthony John Crowther Bagnall GBE KCB FRAeS (born 8 June 1945) is a retired senior RAF commander and former Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff. ... An Air Chief Marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Chief Marshal is the most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force (RAF) today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Sir is a British honorary title representing knighthood or baronetcy. ... Air Chief Marshal Sir John Day KCB OBE ADC BSc RAF is a retired senior Royal Air Force commander and a military advisor to BAE Systems. ... An Air Chief Marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Chief Marshal is the most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force (RAF) today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Sir is a British honorary title representing knighthood or baronetcy. ... Air Chief Marshal Sir Brian Burridge KCB CBE ADC RAF is Commander-in-Chief Strike Command (CINCSTC). ... An Air Chief Marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Chief Marshal is the most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force (RAF) today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Sir is a British honorary title representing knighthood or baronetcy. ... Air Chief Marshal Sir John (Joe) French, KCB CBE ADC, senior Royal Air Force officer, promoted Air Chief Marshal 13 January 2006 and appointed Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Strike Command and Air Member for Personnel with effect from the same day. ...

Deputy Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief

• Air Marshal Sir Nigel Maynard 1972-1973
• Air Marshal Sir Peter Horsley 1973-1975
• Air Marshal Sir Michael Beetham 1975-1976
• Air Marshal Sir John Stacey 1976-1977
• Air Marshal Sir Alan Davies 1977
• Air Marshal Sir Alfred Ball 1977-1978
• Air Marshal Sir Robert Freer 1978-1979
• Air Marshal Sir Thomas Kennedy 1979-1981
• Air Marshal Sir Peter Bairsto 1981-1984
• Air Marshal Sir Joseph Gilbert 1984-1986
• Air Marshal Sir Brendan Jackson 1986-1988
• Air Marshal Sir Kenneth Hayr 1988-1989
• Air Marshal Sir John Kemball 1989-1993
• Air Marshal Sir Richard Johns 1993-1994
• Air Marshal Sir John Alison 1994-1996
• Air Marshal G A Robertson 1996-
• Air Marshal T I Jenner c.98 99
• Air Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup 2000-2002
• Air Marshal Sir Brian Burridge 2002-2003
• Air Marshal Sir Glenn Torpy 2003-2004
• Air Marshal Sir Clive Loader 2004-

An air marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Marshal is the second most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Sir is a British honorary title representing knighthood or baronetcy. ... Air Chief Marshal Sir Nigel Martin Maynard KCB CBE DFC AFC RAF (born 28 August 1921, died 18 June 1998) was a senior Royal Air Force commander. ... An air marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Marshal is the second most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Sir is a British honorary title representing knighthood or baronetcy. ... Air Marshal Sir (Beresford) Peter (Torrington) Horsley, KCB CBE LVO AFC, a senior Royal Air Force officer. ... An air marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Marshal is the second most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Sir is a British honorary title representing knighthood or baronetcy. ... Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Michael Beetham GCB CBE DFC AFC, DL FRAeS was born in 1923. ... An air marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Marshal is the second most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Sir is a British honorary title representing knighthood or baronetcy. ... An air marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Marshal is the second most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Sir is a British honorary title representing knighthood or baronetcy. ... An air marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Marshal is the second most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Sir is a British honorary title representing knighthood or baronetcy. ... An air marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Marshal is the second most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Sir is a British honorary title representing knighthood or baronetcy. ... An air marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Marshal is the second most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Sir is a British honorary title representing knighthood or baronetcy. ... An air marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Marshal is the second most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Sir is a British honorary title representing knighthood or baronetcy. ... An air marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Marshal is the second most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Sir is a British honorary title representing knighthood or baronetcy. ... An air marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Marshal is the second most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Sir is a British honorary title representing knighthood or baronetcy. ... An air marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Marshal is the second most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Sir is a British honorary title representing knighthood or baronetcy. ... Air Marshal Sir Kenneth William Hayr, KCB KBE AFC & Bar, (1935 - 2 June 2001) was a former Deputy Commanding-in-Chief Strike Command and Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Commitments). ... An air marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Marshal is the second most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Sir is a British honorary title representing knighthood or baronetcy. ... An air marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Marshal is the second most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Sir is a British honorary title representing knighthood or baronetcy. ... Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Johns, GCB CBE LVO FRAeS RAF has been Constable and Governor of Windsor Castle since 2000. ... An air marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Marshal is the second most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Sir is a British honorary title representing knighthood or baronetcy. ... Air Chief Marshal Sir John Alison was a senior Royal Air Force commander. ... An air marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Marshal is the second most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... An air marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Marshal is the second most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... An air marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Marshal is the second most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Sir is a British honorary title representing knighthood or baronetcy. ... Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, GCB AFC ADC DSc FRAeS FCMI RAF is the current Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) and the designated Chief of the Defence Staff. ... An air marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Marshal is the second most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Sir is a British honorary title representing knighthood or baronetcy. ... Air Chief Marshal Sir Brian Burridge KCB CBE ADC RAF is Commander-in-Chief Strike Command (CINCSTC). ... An air marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Marshal is the second most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Sir is a British honorary title representing knighthood or baronetcy. ... Air Chief Marshal Sir Glenn Torpy. ... An air marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Marshal is the second most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Sir is a British honorary title representing knighthood or baronetcy. ... Air Marshal Sir Clive Loader. ...

External links

• Royal Air Force Web Site - Strike Command