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 |
Air Marshal Graeme Alan Robertson, CBE (born 22 February 1945) is a former Royal Air Force commander who after retirement worked for BAE Systems.
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]
He served as Clerk to the Honourable Company of Gloucestershire from 2013 to 2018. [5]
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 |
Air Marshal Graeme Alan Robertson, CBE (born 22 February 1945) is a former Royal Air Force commander who after retirement worked for BAE Systems.
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]
He served as Clerk to the Honourable Company of Gloucestershire from 2013 to 2018. [5]