Michael Graydon Military person

Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael James Graydon GCB, CBE (born 24 October 1938) is a retired RAF officer. He was a fast jet pilot in the 1960s, a squadron commander in the 1970s and a station commander in the 1980s before serving as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief RAF Strike Command during the Gulf War. He was Chief of the Air Staff from 1992 to 1997 in which role he advised the British Government on the implementation of No Fly Zones in Iraq and Bosnia and implemented the Front Line First initiative.

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Birth dateOctober 24, 1938
Birth place
England , Surrey , Kew

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award
Order of the Bath
Order of the British Empire
military operations
Gulf War
military command
Chief of the Air Staff
RAF Strike Command
RAF Leuchars
RAF Support Command
No. 11 Squadron
RAF Stanley
service start1957
service end1997

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