Harry Atkinson (RAF officer)

Richard Atkinson
Richard Atkinson
Nickname(s)	Harry
Born	Worcester, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Air Force
Rank	Air Commodore
Commands held	Air Officer Scotland (2009–11); RAF Leuchars (2009–11); No. 25 (Fighter) Squadron (2003–05)
Battles/wars	War in Afghanistan
Awards	Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Air Commodore Richard John Atkinson, CBE (born c. 1964), known as Harry Atkinson, is a former Air Officer Scotland.

RAF career

Atkinson joined the Royal Air Force in 1982.[1] He was appointed Officer Commanding No. 25 (Fighter) Squadron at RAF Leeming in 2003, Deputy Director, Strategic Planning in the Ministry of Defence in 2005 and was then deployed as Deputy Director, Air Control Element, Headquarters International Security Assistance Force, Kabul in 2008.[1] He became Officer Commanding No 125 Expeditionary Air Wing as well as Air Officer Scotland and Station Commander RAF Leuchars in 2009 and, in that role, led the transformation of RAF Leuchars from being a Tornado base into a Typhoon base before retiring in 2011.[2]

Atkinson was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2012 New Year Honours.[3]

After retiring from the RAF, he became Director of Marketing And Communication at the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport.[4]

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"RAF Leuchers: Station Commander". RAF. Archived from the original on 22 December 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
"Air Rank Appointments List". Royal Air Force. 1 September 2009. Archived from the original on 18 April 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
"No. 60009". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2011. p. 6.
"Fit to Drive and Stay Alive: Safeguarding our Most Valuable Asset". 6 November 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.

Military offices
Preceded by Ian Morrison	Deputy Director – Air Control Element International Security Assistance Force Kabul 2008–2009	Succeeded by I D Teakle
Preceded by Clive Bairsto	Station Commander RAF Leuchars 2009–2011	Succeeded by Gavin Parker
Preceded by Clive Bairsto	Officer Commanding No. 125 Expeditionary Air Wing 2009–2011	Succeeded by Post disbanded
Preceded by Clive Bairsto	Air Officer Scotland 2009–2011	Succeeded by Gavin Parker

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