Michael Knight (RAF officer)

Sir Michael Knight
Sir Michael Knight
Born	23 November 1932
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1953–89
Rank	Air Chief Marshal
Commands held	Air Member for Supply and Organisation (1983–85); No. 1 Group (1980–82)
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] As of 2009, he was still actively involved in "Vulcan to the Sky", a project that returned a vintage Avro Vulcan XH558 to airworthiness and flight.[3][4]

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

Family

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

References

"No. 39935". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 August 1953. p. 4367.
Debrett's People of Today 1994
Vulcan rules the skies again after £6m facelift Daily Telegraph, 19 October 2007
Irvine, Chris (11 February 2009). "Sir Richard Branson, Frederick Forsyth and Robin Gibb want Vulcan to keep flying". The Telegraph. Retrieved 29 July 2017.

Military offices
Preceded by David Craig	Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group 1980–1982	Succeeded by David Parry-Evans
Preceded by Sir John Rogers	Air Member for Supply and Organisation 1983–1985	Succeeded by Sir Michael Armitage
Preceded by Sir Thomas Morony	UK Military Representative to NATO 1986–1989	Succeeded by Sir Richard Thomas

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[1] "No. 39935". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 August 1953. p. 4367.

[debrett-2] Debrett's People of Today 1994

[3] Vulcan rules the skies again after £6m facelift Daily Telegraph, 19 October 2007

[4] Irvine, Chris (11 February 2009). "Sir Richard Branson, Frederick Forsyth and Robin Gibb want Vulcan to keep flying". The Telegraph. Retrieved 29 July 2017.