Douglas Riding

Douglas John Stuart Riding
Born	6 May 1943 Burwood, New South Wales
Allegiance	Australia
Service/branch	Royal Australian Air Force
Years of service	1962–2000
Rank	Air Marshal
Commands held	Vice Chief of the Defence Force RAAF Base East Sale
Battles/wars	Vietnam War
Awards	Officer of the Order of Australia Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal (United States)

Air Marshal Douglas John Stuart Riding AO, DFC (6 May 1943 – ) is a retired senior Royal Australian Air Force commander and a former Vice Chief of the Defence Force.

Riding was born in the Sydney suburb of Burwood, New South Wales, on 6 May 1943.^[1][2] Following a secondary education at Manly Boys High School,^[1] he joined the Royal Australian Air Force in June 1962 as an aircrew cadet,^[3] and graduated as a pilot the following year.^[1] He was posted for operational service during the Vietnam War for a tour from April–December 1969 with the United States Air Force's 19th Tactical Air Support Squadron.^[2][3] As a result of his "gallant services in Vietnam", Riding was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.^[4]

Riding was Officer Commanding RAAF Base East Sale from 1987 to 1990. During the 1990s, Riding held senior positions in the RAAF and in July 1998 he was appointed Vice Chief of the Defence Force. He retired from the RAAF in the summer of 2000 as the end of his term as Vice Chief.^[3] He was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2000.^[5]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Air Marshals". Air Marshals of the RAAF. RAAF Air Power Development Centre. http://airpower.airforce.gov.au/Contents/About-APDC/About-APDC/Office-of-Air-Force-History/Air-Marshals-of-the-RAAF/134/Air-Marshals.aspx. Retrieved 5 December 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Riding, Douglas John Stuart". Nominal Roll of Vietnam Veterans. Commonwealth of Australia. http://www.vietnamroll.gov.au/VeteranDetails.aspx?VeteranId=1236927. Retrieved 5 December 2010. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/media/pressrel/FNV56/upload_binary/fnv561.pdf;fileType%3Dapplication%2Fpdf
4. ^ London Gazette: no. 45106. p. 5809. 22 May 1970. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
5. ^ http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1136596&search_type=advanced&showInd=true

Military offices
Preceded by Vice Admiral Chris Barrie	Vice Chief of the Defence Force 1998 – 2000	Succeeded by Lieutenant General Desmond Mueller

Persondata
Name	Riding, Douglas
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	6 May 1943
Place of birth	Burwood, New South Wales
Date of death
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