Robert Davis | |
Birth Date: | 22 March 1930 |
Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
Branch: | Royal Air Force |
Serviceyears: | 1952–1983 |
Rank: | Air Vice Marshal |
Commands: | British Forces Cyprus (1980–83) RAF Leuchars (1975–77) No. 19 Squadron RAF (1970–72) |
Awards: | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Air Vice Marshal Robert Leslie Davis, (born 22 March 1930) is a former Royal Air Force officer who served as Commander British Forces Cyprus from 1980 to 1983.
Educated at Wolsingham Grammar School and the Bede School, Davis joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1952.[1] He became officer commanding No. 19 Squadron RAF in 1970, Deputy Director Operations (Air Defence) at the Ministry of Defence in 1972 and Station Commander at RAF Leuchars in 1975.[1] He went on to be air attaché in Washington, D.C. in 1977 and Commander British Forces Cyprus and Administrator of the Sovereign Base Areas in 1980 before retiring in 1983.[2]