Michael Knight (RAF officer)

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Sir Michael Knight
Born (1932-11-23) 23 November 1932 (age 88)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Air Force
Years of service1953–89
RankAir Chief Marshal
Commands heldAir Member for Supply and Organisation (1983–85)
No. 1 Group (1980–82)
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Air Force Cross

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.

RAF career[]

Knight joined the Royal Air Force in 1953.[1] He was appointed Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group in 1980, Air Member for Supply and Organisation in 1983 and UK Military Representative to NATO in 1986.[2] He retired in 1989.[2] As of 2009, he was still actively involved in "Vulcan to the Sky", a project that returned a vintage Avro Vulcan XH558 to airworthiness and flight.[3][4]

In retirement he was Chairman of the Air League.[2]

Family[]

In 1967 he married Patricia Ann Davies; they have one son and two daughters. Knight enjoys rugby and music in his spare time.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "No. 39935". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 August 1953. p. 4367.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Debrett's People of Today 1994
  3. ^ Vulcan rules the skies again after £6m facelift Daily Telegraph, 19 October 2007
  4. ^ Irvine, Chris (11 February 2009). "Sir Richard Branson, Frederick Forsyth and Robin Gibb want Vulcan to keep flying". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
Military offices
Preceded by
David Craig 		Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group
1980–1982 		Succeeded by
David Parry-Evans
Preceded by
Sir John Rogers 		Air Member for Supply and Organisation
1983–1985 		Succeeded by
Sir Michael Armitage
Preceded by
Sir Thomas Morony 		UK Military Representative to NATO
1986–1989 		Succeeded by
Sir Richard Thomas
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