Robert Davis (RAF officer)

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Robert Davis
Born (1930-03-22) 22 March 1930 (age 89)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Air Force
Years of service1952–1983
Rank Air Vice Marshal
Commands held British Forces Cyprus (1980–83)
RAF Leuchars (1975–77)
No. 19 Squadron RAF (1970–72)
Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath

Air Vice Marshal Robert Leslie Davis, CB (born 22 March 1930) is a former Royal Air Force officer who served as Commander British Forces Cyprus from 1980 to 1983.

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RAF career

Educated at Wolsingham Grammar School and the Bede School, Davis joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1952. [1] He became officer commanding No. 19 Squadron RAF in 1970, Deputy Director Operations (Air Defence) at the Ministry of Defence in 1972 and Station Commander at RAF Leuchars in 1975. [1] He went on to be air attaché in Washington, D.C. in 1977 and Commander British Forces Cyprus and Administrator of the Sovereign Base Areas in 1980 before retiring in 1983. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010, ISBN   978-1-4081-1414-8
  2. ↑ "Ministry of Defence and Senior Tri-Service Appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 7 June 2015.
Military offices
Preceded by
Reynell Taylor 		Commander British Forces Cyprus
1980–1983		Succeeded by
Sir Desmond Langley
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