Air Marshal Sir Charles Ernest Ness, (4 April 1924 – 13 September 1994) was a senior

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commander.

RAF career

Ness joined the Royal Air Force in 1943 and served as an observer during the

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.Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – Air Marshal Sir Charles Ness
/ref> In 1965 he became Officer Commanding the RAF Steamer Point in Aden where he had to cope with the growing terrorist threat. He became deputy director of Manning at the Ministry of Defence in 1967, Air Commander in

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in 1971 and Director of Organisation and Administration Plans in 1974. He went on to be Commander at Headquarters Southern Maritime Air Region in 1975, Director-General of Personnel Management in 1976 and

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in 1980 before retiring in 1983. In retirement he became Chairman of the

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Flight International, 14 February 1990

References

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