Douglas Lowe (RAF officer)
| Sir Douglas Charles Lowe | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 March 1922 |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1940–1983 |
| Rank | Air Chief Marshal |
| Commands held |
Controller Aircraft No. 18 Group Near East Air Force RAF Cranwell |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Flying Cross Air Force Cross |
Air Chief Marshal Sir Douglas Charles Lowe GCB, DFC, AFC[1] (born 14 March 1922) was a Second World War pilot and a senior commander in the Royal Air Force (RAF) in the 1970s and early 1980s.
Family
Douglas Charles Lowe was born on 14 March 1922.[2] He married Doreen Elizabeth Nichols the daughter of Ralph Henry Nichols. Their only daughter, Frances Elizabeth Lowe, married Christopher Russell Bailey, the 5th Baron Glanusk.[3]
RAF career
Lowe flew as a pilot during the Second World War, receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Force Cross. After the war he remained in the RAF, being awarded a permanent commission in 1946. He was Station Commander RAF Cranwell from November 1963 to 1965.[4]
In 1973 Lowe was appointed Air Officer Commanding No. 18 Group and he continued in this post until 1975.[5] Thereafter, he was promoted to air chief marshal and was appointed the Controller of Aircraft:[6] he remained in that post until late 1982.[7] Lowe was the Chief of Defence Procurement at the Ministry of Defence from 1982 to 1983.[8] He retired on 22 August 1983.[9]
References
- ↑ http://thepeerage.com/p42107.htm#i421063
- ↑ Birthdays The Independent, 14 March 1998
- ↑ http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/content/index965.htm
- ↑ Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – RAF Station Commanders – Lincolnshire and East Midlands
- ↑ Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – Group No's 10 – 19
- ↑ Defence Flight International, 18 September 1975
- ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 1983
- ↑ Birthdays The Times, 14 March 2007
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 49503. p. 13293. 10 October 1983. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by R G Knott |
Senior Air Staff Officer Near East Air Force 1969–1971 |
Succeeded by Robert Freer |
| Preceded by Michael Giddings |
Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Operational Requirements) 1971–1973 |
Succeeded by D Bower |
| Preceded by Sir Anthony Heward |
Air Officer Commanding No. 18 Group 1973–1975 |
Succeeded by Sir Robert Freer |
| Preceded by Sir Neil Wheeler |
Controller Aircraft 1975–1982 |
Succeeded by Sir John Rogers |
| Preceded by Sir David Cardwell |
Chief of Defence Procurement 1982–1983 |
Succeeded by Sir David Perry |