Rex Roe

Air Chief Marshal Sir Rex David Roe, GCB, AFC (4 May 1925 – 3 November 2002) was a senior Royal Air Force commander.

Sir Rex Roe
Born	4 May 1925
Died	3 November 2002 (aged 77)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1943–81
Rank	Air Chief Marshal
Commands held	Air Member for Supply and Organisation (1978–81) Support Command (1977–78) Training Command (1976–77) RAF Syerston (1967–69) No. 204 Squadron (1960–62)
Battles/wars	Second World War
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Air Force Cross Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air (2)

RAF career

Educated at the City of London School and the University of London, Roe joined the Royal Air Force in 1943 during the Second World War.[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]

References

1. Debrett's People of Today 1994
2. 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