John Rogers
British Royal Air Force commander
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| Intro | British Royal Air Force commander | ||||
| A.K.A. | Sir John Robson Rogers | ||||
| A.K.A. | Sir John Robson Rogers | ||||
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | ||||
| is | Noble | ||||
| Work field | Royals | ||||
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| Birth | 11 January 1928 | ||||
| Age | 97 years | ||||
| Star sign | Capricorn | ||||
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Biography
Air Chief Marshal Sir John Robson Rogers, KCB, CBE (born 11 January 1928) is a former senior Royal Air Force commander.
RAF career
Educated at Brentwood School, Rogers joined the Royal Air Force in 1950. After commanding a fighter squadron he became Station Commander at RAF Coningsby in 1967 and then Deputy Commandant of the RAF College, Cranwell before becoming Director-General of Organisation in 1977. He went on to be Air Officer Commanding Training Units at Support Command in 1979, Air Member for Supply and Organisation in 1981 and Controller of Aircraft in 1983. He retired in 1986.
He is a member of the FIA World Motor Sport Council.
Family
He married Elspeth Campbell; they have two sons and two daughters.