John Rogers (RAF officer)

Air Chief Marshal Sir John Robson Rogers, KCB, CBE (11 January 1928 – 11 October 2021) was a senior Royal Air Force commander.

Sir John Rogers
Born	(1928-01-11)11 January 1928
Died	11 October 2021(2021-10-11) (aged 93) Little Horkesley, Essex, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1950–1986
Rank	Air Member for Supply and Organisation Air Chief Marshal
Commands	RAF Coningsby
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire

RAF career

Educated at Brentwood School, Rogers joined the Royal Air Force in 1950.^[1] After commanding a fighter squadron he became Station Commander at RAF Coningsby in 1967 and then Deputy Commandant of the RAF College, Cranwell^[2] before becoming Director-General of Organisation in 1977.^[3] He went on to be Air Officer Commanding Training Units at Support Command in 1979, Air Member for Supply and Organisation in 1981 and Controller of Aircraft in 1983^[3] and he was promoted to air chief marshal at the start of 1984.^[4] Rogers retired from the RAF on 31 March 1986.^[5][6]

He was a member of the FIA World Motor Sport Council.^[2]

Family

He married Elspeth Campbell; they have two sons and two daughters.^[3]

Rogers died on 11 October 2021, at the age of 93.^[7]