Graeme Robertson (RAF officer)
Air Marshal Graeme Alan Robertson, CBE (born 22 February 1945) is a former Royal Air Force commander who after retirement worked for BAE Systems.
Graeme Robertson | |
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Born | 22 February 1945 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1966–98 |
Rank | Air Marshal |
Commands held | No. 2 Group (1993–94) RAF Wattisham (1985–87) No. 23 Squadron (1984–85) No. 92 Squadron (1982–84) |
Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air |
RAF career
Robertson joined the Royal Air Force in 1966.[1] He was appointed Officer Commanding No. 92 Squadron flying Phantoms in Germany in 1982 and then Officer Commanding No. 23 Squadron flying Phantoms over the Falkland Islands in 1984.[2] He was then made Station Commander at RAF Wattisham in 1985, Director of Air Staff Briefing and Co-ordination at the Ministry of Defence in 1987 and Director of Defence Programmes at the Ministry of Defence in 1990.[2]
He went on to be Deputy Commander of RAF Germany in 1991, Air Officer Commanding No. 2 Group in 1993 and Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Programmes) at the Ministry of Defence in 1994 before taking up his last appointment as Chief of Staff and Deputy Commander-in-Chief at Strike Command in 1996; he retired in 1998.[2]
He became an advisor to BAE Systems in March 1999[3] and is author of a paper entitled "Developments in UK Aviation" published in 2003.[4]
References
- "No. 44110". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 September 1966. p. 9965.
- Debrett's People of Today
- Who calls the shots? P. 18
- "Developments in UK Aviation" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
Military offices | ||
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Recreated Title last held by Sydney Ubee in 1958 |
Air Office Commanding No. 2 Group 1994–1995 |
Succeeded by Roderick Goodall |
Preceded by Sir John Allison |
Deputy Commander-in-Chief Strike Command 1996–1998 |
Succeeded by Sir Timothy Jenner |