Barry Duxbury

Air Marshal Sir John Barry Duxbury, KCB, CBE, FRAeS (23 January 1934 – 25 January 1997) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force who served as Air Secretary from 1983 to 1985.

Sir Barry Duxbury
Born	(1934-01-23)23 January 1934
Died	25 January 1997(1997-01-25) (aged 63)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1953–90
Rank	Air marshal
Commands	No. 18 Group (1986–89) Air Secretary (1983–85) RAF St Mawgan (1976–77) No. 201 Squadron (1971)
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire

RAF career

Duxbury joined the Royal Air force in 1953.^[1] He became Officer Commanding No. 201 Squadron in 1971 and Station Commander at RAF St Mawgan in 1976.^[1] He was appointed Secretary to the Chief of Staffs' Committee in 1978, joined the Senior Directing Staff (Air) at the Royal College of Defence Studies in 1981 and became Air Secretary in 1982.^[1] He served as Air Officer Commanding No. 18 Group from 1986 and retired in 1990.^[1]

Retirement

In retirement he became a Chief Executive of the Society of British Aerospace Companies.^[2] He also had an appointment as a director of one of Gerald Carroll's Carroll Group companies.^[3]