Allegiance United Kingdom Role RAF officer Years of service 1953–1989 Service/branch Royal Air Force | Commands held No. 1 Group Rank Air chief marshal Name Michael Knight | |
Awards Order of the Bath, Air Force Cross | ||
Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael William Patrick Knight, (born 23 November 1932) is a former senior Royal Air Force commander. He is well respected and renowned for his various charity projects, especially for the "Vulcan to the Sky" cause.
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RAF career
Knight joined the Royal Air Force in 1953. He was appointed Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group in 1980, Air Member for Supply and Organisation in 1983 and UK Military Representative to NATO in 1986. He retired in 1989. As of 2009, he was still actively involved in "Vulcan to the Sky", a project that returned a vintage Avro Vulcan XH558 to airworthiness and flight.
In retirement he was Chairman of the Air League.
Family
In 1967 he married Patricia Ann Davies; they have one son and two daughters. Knight enjoys rugby and music in his spare time.