Andrew Turner (RAF officer)

Andrew Turner
Born 1967 (age 50–51)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Air Force
Years of service 1985 –
Rank Air Vice Marshal
Commands held No. 22 Group
RAF Odiham
No. 28 Squadron
Battles/wars Iraq War
War in Afghanistan
Awards Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Air Vice Marshal Andrew Mark Turner, CBE (born 1967) is a senior Royal Air Force officer and helicopter pilot.

Early life

Born in 1967, Turner was educated at Kingswood School.[1]

RAF career

Turner joined the Royal Air Force in 1985 and was commissioned as an acting pilot officer in 1986,[2] initially training at RAF Gütersloh.[3] He was regraded as pilot officer in 1987,[4] and promoted to flying officer in 1987,[5] flight lieutenant in 1991,[6] squadron leader in 1995,[7] and Wing Commander in 2000.[8] He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2003 in recognition of service in the Iraq War.[9]

Turner has commanded No. 28 Squadron RAF[1] and RAF Odiham.[10] In July 2014 he went on to be Air Officer Commanding No. 22 Group RAF[11] and Chief of Staff Training at RAF Air Command,[12][13] in which capacity he also oversaw safety for the Red Arrows.[14] He became Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Operations) in October 2017.[15]

He was advanced to Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2010 New Year Honours.[16]

References

  1. 1 2 "AOC 22 (Training) Group". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
  2. ↑ "Appointment to Commission (Permanent)". The London Gazette. 1986-05-27. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  3. ↑ Keating, Matt (2006-08-12). "My mentors". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
  4. ↑ "Regrading". The London Gazette. 1987-03-17. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  5. ↑ "Promotion". The London Gazette. 1988-03-15. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  6. ↑ "Promotion". The London Gazette. 1991-09-19. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  7. ↑ "Air Rank Promotions". The London Gazette. 1995-07-04. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  8. ↑ "Air Rank Promotions". The London Gazette. 2000-07-04. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  9. ↑ "Royal Air Force". The London Gazette. 2003-10-31. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  10. ↑ Rayment, Sean (2008-11-08). "RAF was misled over Prince William's flights". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  11. ↑ "Reservist squadron marks 20 years of operational support". Henley Standard. 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  12. ↑ "Royal Air Force No 22 (Training) Group". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  13. ↑ Uren, Lesley (2016-02-11). "Great leaders possess unteachable flair". The Financial Times. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
  14. ↑ Farmer, Ben (2016-06-15). "Red Arrows pull out of Farnborough Air Show aerobatics after Shoreham disaster". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  15. ↑ "Ministry of Defence and Senior Tri-Service Appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  16. ↑ "New Year Honours". The London Gazette. 2009-12-30. Retrieved 2016-11-09.


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