Siddhesh Joshi (Editor)

David Parry Evans

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Allegiance
  
United Kingdom

Rank
  
Air chief marshal

Education
  
Berkhamsted School


Name
  
David Parry-Evans

Years of service
  
1956–1991

Service/branch
  
Royal Air Force

Born
  
19 July 1935 (age 88) (
1935-07-19
)

Commands held
  
Air Member for Personnel RAF Germany No. 38 Group No. 1 Group RAF Staff College, Bracknell RAF Marham No. 214 Squadron

Awards
  
Order of the Bath, Order of the British Empire

David Parry Evans


Air Chief Marshal Sir David George Parry-Evans, GCB, CBE (born 19 July 1935) is a former senior Royal Air Force commander.

Contents

RAF career

Educated at Berkhamsted School, Parry-Evans joined the Royal Air Force in 1956. He became Officer Commanding No. 214 Squadron in 1974 and Station Commander at RAF Marham in 1975. He was appointed Director of Defence Policy at the Ministry of Defence in 1979, Commandant of the RAF Staff College, Bracknell, in 1981 and then Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group in 1982 before becoming Air Officer Commanding No. 38 Group in 1984. He went on to be Commander-in-Chief RAF Germany and Second Tactical Air Force in 1985, Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Programmes and Personnel) in 1987 and Air Member for Personnel in 1989 before retiring in 1991.

In retirement he became President of the Shackleton Association.

Family

In 1960 he married Ann Reynolds; they have two sons.

References

David Parry-Evans Wikipedia