Allegiance United Kingdom Rank Air chief marshal | Name David Parry-Evans Years of service 1956–1991 | |
Born 19 July 1935 (age 89) ( 1935-07-19 ) Commands held Air Member for PersonnelRAF GermanyNo. 38 GroupNo. 1 GroupRAF Staff College, BracknellRAF MarhamNo. 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.
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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.