Michael Knight (RAF officer)

Sir Michael Knight
Born	23 November 1932
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1953–1989
Rank	Air Chief Marshal
Commands held	No. 1 Group
Awards	Knight 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] He is now still actively involved with various charity and RAF related projects, maybe most notably, the ″Vulcan to the Sky″ project.^[3]

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

Family

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

References

1. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 39935. p. 4367. 11 August 1953. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Debrett's People of Today 1994
3. ^ Vulcan rules the skies again after £6m facelift Daily Telegraph, 19 October 2007

Military offices
Preceded by Sir John Rogers	Air Member for Supply and Organisation 1983 – 1985	Succeeded by Sir Michael Armitage

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Name	Knight, Michael
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Date of birth	23 November 1932
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