Paul Godfrey (RAF officer)

Air Commodore Paul Alexander Godfrey, OBE is a senior Royal Air Force officer, who is set to become the first Commander, United Kingdom Space Command.[1]

Paul Godfrey
Godfrey as a Group Captain in 2016
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Air Force
Years of service1991 –
RankAir Commodore
Battles/warsWar in Afghanistan
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire

Military career

Godfrey was commissioned into the Royal Air Force on 9 May 1991.[2] After serving as a Harrier Jump Jet pilot,[3] he became station commander at RAF Lossiemouth in November 2015.[4] In February 2021 it was announced that he would become the first Commander, United Kingdom Space Command. In taking up the post he will be promoted to the rank of Air Vice-Marshal.[1]

Godfrey was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2014 Birthday Honours.[5]

References
  1. "Air Commodore Paul Godfrey announced as Commander United Kingdom Space Command". Ministry of Defence. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  2. "No. 52609". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 July 1991. p. 11211.
  3. "First Experience of Flying". RAF Stories. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  4. "Command of RAF Lossie handed over". Northern Scot. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  5. "No. 60895". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 2014. p. b8.
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