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Allegiance
  
United Kingdom

Name
  
Robert Honey

Rank
  
Air Vice Marshal

Years of service
  
1961–94

Service/branch
  
Royal Air Force


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.

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RAF career

Honey was commissioned as a flight lieutenant in 1961. He was appointed Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters No. 1 Group in 1984 and Deputy Commander of RAF Germany in 1987. He succeeded Air Vice Marshal Tony Mason as Air Secretary on 10 February 1989, before retiring in 1994.

Later life

In retirement, Honey became Worcestershire County President of the Royal British Legion.

References

Robert Honey Wikipedia