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Marshal of the Royal Air Force David Brownrigg Craig, Baron Craig of Radley, GCB, OBE (born 17 September 1929) is a retired Royal Air Force officer and member of the House of Lords. He was a fast jet pilot in the 1950s, a squadron commander in the 1960s and a station commander in the 1970s. He served as Chief of the Air Staff during the late 1980s, when the Boeing Airborne early warning and control system was ordered and the European Fighter programme was being developed. He then served as Chief of the Defence Staff during the Gulf War. He was granted a life peerage as Baron Craig of Radley after his retirement from active service in 1991, sitting as a crossbencher. As of 2022, he is the last living officer in the British Armed Forces to have held a five-star rank whilst on active service.

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  • David Craig, Baron Craig of Radley (de)
  • David Craig, Baron Craig of Radley (en)
  • David Craig (fr)
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  • Marshal of the Royal Air Force David Brownrigg Craig, Baron Craig of Radley, GCB, OBE (born 17 September 1929) is a retired Royal Air Force officer and member of the House of Lords. He was a fast jet pilot in the 1950s, a squadron commander in the 1960s and a station commander in the 1970s. He served as Chief of the Air Staff during the late 1980s, when the Boeing Airborne early warning and control system was ordered and the European Fighter programme was being developed. He then served as Chief of the Defence Staff during the Gulf War. He was granted a life peerage as Baron Craig of Radley after his retirement from active service in 1991, sitting as a crossbencher. As of 2022, he is the last living officer in the British Armed Forces to have held a five-star rank whilst on active service. (en)
  • David Brownrigg Craig, Baron Craig of Radley GCB, OBE (* 17. September 1929 in Dublin) ist ein britischer Marshal of the Royal Air Force im Ruhestand und Mitglied im House of Lords. (de)
  • Le Maréchal de la Royal Air Force David Brownrigg Craig, baron Craig de Radley, GCB , OBE (né le 17 septembre 1929) est un officier retraité de la Royal Air Force et membre de la Chambre des lords. Il est pilote de jet rapide dans les années 1950, commandant d'escadron dans les années 1960 et commandant de station dans les années 1970. Il occupe le poste de chef d'état-major de la Force aérienne à la fin des années 1980, lorsque le système d'alerte rapide et de contrôle de Boeing Airborne est commandé et que le programme de chasse européen est en cours de développement. Il est ensuite chef d'état-major des armées pendant la Guerre du Golfe. Il obtient une pairie à vie en tant que baron Craig de Radley après sa retraite du service actif en 1991, siégeant comme pair crossbencher. (fr)
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  • The Lord Craig of Radley (en)
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  • The Lord Craig of Radley (en)
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  • Dublin, Ireland (en)
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