Glenn Torpy

Glenn Torpy

male, 56 years old
Number One Group, RAF College Cranwell, tornado, Strike Command, No. 1 Group RAF, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath…FRAeS
Air Chief Marshal Sir Glenn Lester Torpy, KCB, CBE, DSO, BSc(Eng), FRAeS, RAF is the current Chief of the Air Staff. Torpy was born in 1953 and...
Jock Stirrup

Jock Stirrup

male, 59 years old
Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, Old Merchant Taylor, Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood, Royal College of Defence Studies, RAF College Cranwell graduate, Chief of the Air Staff…FRAeS
Air Chief Marshal Sir Graham Eric Stirrup, GCB, AFC, DSc, FRAeS FCMI RAF (born 4 December 1949), commonly known as Sir Jock Stirrup, is a senior...

Peter Squire

male
Old Brutonians, RAF College Cranwell graduate, King's School, Bruton, Hawker Siddeley Harrier, Air Force Cross, Recipient of the Air Force Cross…FRAeS
Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter Squire, GCB, DFC, AFC, FRAeS, RAF was Chief of the Air Staff during the start of both Operation Veritas and Operation...
Douglas Bader

Douglas Bader

male, deceased (1982)
RAF College Cranwell graduate, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, fighter, Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, Knights Bachelor, distinguished flying cross…FRAeS
Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader, CBE, DSO and Bar, DFC and Bar, FRAeS, DL, RAF (21 February 1910-5 September 1982); surname...
Frank Whittle

Frank Whittle

male, deceased (1996)
National Inventors Hall of Fame, jet engine, inventor, Sir Frank Whittle, Alumni of Peterhouse, Cambridge, Member of the Order of Merit…FRAeS
Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle, OM, KBE, FRS, Hon FRAeS (1 June 1907-9 August 1996) was an English Royal Air Force officer and is seen as the...
Bill Gunston

Bill Gunston

male
aviation, Salamander, Fellow of The Royal Aeronautical Society, FRAeS, Order of the British Empire, Military
Bill Gunston OBE FRAeS (b. 1927) is one of the most internationally respected and published aviation and military authors. He flew with Britain's...
Geoffrey de Havilland

Geoffrey de Havilland

male, deceased (1965)
Sir Geoffrey Raoul de Havilland, Member of the Order of Merit, Royal Designer for Industry, FRAeS, Recipient of the Air Force Cross, British
Captain Sir Geoffrey Raoul de Havilland, OM, CBE, AFC, RDI, FRAeS, (27 July 1882 – 21 May 1965) was a British aviation pioneer and aircraft en...
Clive Loader

Clive Loader

male
Sir Clive Robert Loader, ADC, Air Command, RAF Air Command, Rheindahlen, FRAeS
Air Chief Marshal Sir Clive Robert Loader, KCB, OBE, ADC, FRAeS, RAF is Commander-in-Chief Air Command (CinC AIR). Educated at The Judd School,...
Roland Beamont

Roland Beamont

male, deceased (2001)
World War II, British Military, Recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross, aviator, World War II flying ace, nightfighting…FRAeS
Wing Commander Roland Prosper "Bee" Beamont, CBE, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar, DFC (US), Croix de Guerre (Belgium), FRAeS, SETP (Hon. Fell.), (born August...

Richard Evans

male, 67 years old
Lancastrian, From Blackpool, Ministry of Transport, Society of British Aerospace Companies, Order of the British Empire, FRAeS
Sir Richard Harry Evans, CBE, Hon DTech, Hon FRAeS (less formally known as Dick Evans before and after his knighthood) was born in Blackpool in...