Rex Roe

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Sir Rex Roe
Born 4 May 1925
Died 2002
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch  Royal Air Force
Years of service 19431981
Rank Air Chief Marshal
Commands held No. 204 Squadron
RAF Syerston
RAF Support Command
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Air Force Cross

Air Chief Marshal Sir Rex David Roe GCB AFC (4 May 1925 2002) was a senior Royal Air Force commander.

RAF career

Educated at the City of London School and the University of London, Roe joined the Royal Air Force in 1943 during World War II.[1] He was appointed Officer Commanding No. 204 Squadron in 1960 and became Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters No. 18 Group in 1964.[2] He went on to be Station Commander at RAF Syerston in 1967, Director of RAF Flying Training in 1969 and Deputy Controller, Aircraft at the MoD Procurement Executive in 1972.[2] After that he was made Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters Near East Air Force in 1974.[2] He was made Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at RAF Training Command in January 1976 and personally took delivery of the new Hawk in November of that year flying it himself into RAF Valley.[3] His last appointments were as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at RAF Support Command in 1977 and as Air Member for Supply and Organisation in 1978 before he retired in 1981.[2]

Honours and awards

References

  1. Debrett's People of Today 1994
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - Air Chief Marshal Sir Rex Roe
  3. Hawk - First Delivery The Hawker Association newsletter, No. 13 Summer 2006
Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Neville Stack
Commander-in-Chief Training Command
19761977
Succeeded by
Post Disbanded
Preceded by
Sir Reginald Harland
Commander-in-Chief Support Command
19771978
Succeeded by
Sir Keith Williamson
Preceded by
Sir John Nicholls
Air Member for Supply and Organisation
1978 1981
Succeeded by
Sir John Rogers
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