David Craig, Baron Craig of Radley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

David Craig, Baron Craig of Radley

RAF air marshal

Date of Birth: 17-Sep-1929

Place of Birth: Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Profession: politician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Marshal of the Royal Air Force David Brownrigg Craig, Baron Craig of Radley, (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.

Chris McAndrew
Description	British portrait photographer and photographer
Authority control	: Q33129411