Roger Palin

Sir Roger Palin
Sir Roger Palin
Born	8 July 1938
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1958–1993
Rank	Air Chief Marshal
Commands held	No. 43 Squadron; RAF Germany
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath; Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Air Chief Marshal Sir Roger Hewlett Palin KCB OBE RAF (born 8 July 1938) is a former senior Royal Air Force commander.

RAF career[]

Educated at Canford School and St John's College, Cambridge, Palin was commissioned into the King's Royal Rifle Corps in 1958.^[1] He later transferred to the Royal Air Force and became Officer Commanding No. 43 Squadron.^[2] He went on to be Commander-in-Chief of RAF Germany and Second Tactical Air Force in 1989 and Air Member for Personnel in 1991 before retiring in 1993.^[3]

References[]

↑ Burke's Peerage
↑ Tornado pilots remembered as Leuchars squadron disbands Scottish TV, 13 July 2009
↑ Senior Royal Air Force Appointments

Military offices
Preceded by Sir Anthony Skingsley	Commander-in-Chief RAF Germany Also Commander of the Second Tactical Air Force 1989–1991	Succeeded by Sir Andrew Wilson
Preceded by Sir David Parry-Evans	Air Member for Personnel 1991 – 1993	Succeeded by Sir Andrew Wilson

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[1] Burke's Peerage

[2] Tornado pilots remembered as Leuchars squadron disbands Scottish TV, 13 July 2009

[3] Senior Royal Air Force Appointments

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