Roy Orrock

Air Commodore Roy Kenneth Orrock DFC (18 January 1921 – 11 July 2002) was a British pilot during the Second World War and a senior Royal Air Force officer in the post-war years. He served as the fourteenth Commandant Royal Observer Corps from 1973 to 1975.[1] He was Aide-de-camp to Queen Elizabeth II.[2]

Roy Kenneth Orrock
Born(1921-01-18)18 January 1921
Romford, Essex, England
Died11 July 2002(2002-07-11) (aged 81)
Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Air Force
Years of service1940–1976
RankAir Commodore
UnitNo. 22 Squadron RAF
No. 248 Squadron RAF
Commands heldNo. 248 Squadron RAF (1945–46)
RAF Valley (1963–65)
Royal Observer Corps (1973–75)
Battles/warsSecond World War
AwardsDistinguished Flying Cross

During the Second World War, Orrock flew with No. 22 Squadron RAF flying the Bristol Beaufighter moving to the Mediterranean in 1942 after which the unit was posted to North Africa and then the far east and later as Commanding officer of No. 248 Squadron RAF flying the de Havilland Mosquito. On 17 March 1945 whilst leading a strike force over Ålesund, Norway, Orrock's aircraft was hit by flak but made a successfully ditching but became a POW until the end of the war.

References
  1. "Units directly responsible to Ministry level". rafweb.org. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  2. "Air Commodore R K Orrock". Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
Military offices
Preceded by
E L McMillan		 Commander No. 4 Flying Training School
1963–1965		 Succeeded by
R P Harding
Preceded by
Edward Sismore		 Commandant Royal Observer Corps
1973–1975		 Succeeded by
Michael Horace Miller
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