John Davis (RAF officer)
Air Chief Marshal Sir John Gilbert Davis, GCB, OBE, KStJ (24 March 1911 – 3 February 1989) was a Royal Air Force officer who served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief RAF Training Command from 1968 to 1969.
Sir John Davis | |
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 Air Chief Marshal Sir John Davis | |
| Born | 24 March 1911 Whitby, North Riding of Yorkshire |
| Died | 3 February 1989 (aged 77) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1933–69 |
| Rank | Air Chief Marshal |
| Commands held | RAF Training Command (1968–69) RAF Flying Training Command (1966–67) Air Member for Supply and Organisation (1963–66) RAF Malta (1961–63) No. 1 Group (1959–61) RAF Topcliffe (1953–55) RAF St Eval (1945) RAF Lagens (1944–45) No. 269 Squadron (1942–43) |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire Knight of the Order of St John Mentioned in Despatches |
| Other work | Lieutenant Governor of Jersey |
RAF career
Davis joined the Royal Air Force in 1933.[1] He became a pilot and then attended specialist training in navigation before being appointed a Navigation Staff Officer at Headquarters RAF Training Command in 1939.[1] He served in the Second World War, initially on secondment to the Turkish Air Force and then as Officer Commanding No. 269 Squadron.[1]
After the war he attended RAF Staff College and then joined the directing staff there.[1] He was appointed Group Captain, Air Plans at Headquarters Middle East Air Force in 1951, Station Commander at RAF Topcliffe in 1953 and Director of Plans at the Air Ministry in 1955.[1] He went on to be Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters RAF Bomber Command in 1958, Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group in 1959 and Air Officer Commanding RAF Malta in 1961.[1] His last appointments were as Air Member for Supply and Organisation in 1963, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at RAF Flying Training Command in 1966 and Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at RAF Training Command in 1968 before retiring in 1969.[1]
In retirement he became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.[2]
References
- Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – Air Chief Marshal Sir John Davis
- Lieutenant Governors Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine This is Jersey
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| New title | Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Training Command 1968–1969 |
Succeeded by Sir Leslie Mavor |
| Preceded by Sir Patrick Dunn |
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Flying Training Command 1966–1968 |
Post disbanded |
| Preceded by Sir John Baker-Carr (acting) |
Air Member for Supply and Organisation 1963–1966 |
Succeeded by Sir Charles Broughton |
| Preceded by Augustus Walker |
Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group 1959–1961 |
Succeeded by Patrick Dunn |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by Sir Michael Villiers |
Lieutenant Governor of Jersey 1969–1974 |
Succeeded by Sir Desmond Fitzpatrick |