Air Marshal Sir Roger Mark Austin, (born 9 March 1940) is a retired

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officer who became Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Systems).

Flying career

Educated at King Alfred's Grammar School, Austin was commissioned into the

in 1957.''

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, 2010, He became commanding officer of No. 54 Squadron in 1969, commanding officer of No. 233 Officer Conversion Unit in 1974 and Personal Staff Officer to the Air Officer Commanding

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in 1977. He went on to be Station Commander at

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in 1980, a staff officer at RAF Strike Command in 1982 and Director of Operational Requirements at the

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in 1984. After that he became Air Officer in charge of the Central Tactics and Trials Organisation 1987, Director-General Aircraft in 1987 and Commandant of the

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in 1989. His final appointments were as Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Systems) in 1992,

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in 1994 and Deputy Chief of Defence Procurement (Operations) in 1995 before retiring in 1997. In retirement he worked as a defence consultant for various companies including Serco Defence. He also became National President of the

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.UK Festival of Remembrance spans the generations
BBC News, 10 November 1997

References

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