Robert Honey
Robert Honey | |
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Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1961–94 |
Rank | Air Vice Marshal |
Commands held | Air Secretary (1989–94) |
Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Air Vice Marshal Robert John Honey, CB, CBE is a former senior commander in the Royal Air Force. He served as Air Secretary from 1989 until his retirement in 1994.
RAF career
Honey was commissioned as a flight lieutenant in 1961.[1] He was appointed Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters No. 1 Group in 1984 and Deputy Commander of RAF Germany in 1987.[2] He succeeded Air Vice Marshal Tony Mason as Air Secretary on 10 February 1989,[3] before retiring in 1994.
Later life
In retirement, Honey became Worcestershire County President of the Royal British Legion.[4]
References
- ↑ "No. 42289". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 February 1961. p. 1537.
- ↑ Senior Royal Air Force Appointments
- ↑ "No. 51650". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 February 1989. p. 2179.
- ↑ Stoke, Works and Hanbury
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Tony Mason |
Air Secretary 1989–1994 |
Succeeded by Robert O'Brien |
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