Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Knight
The D Tel.carries his obituary.
Unknowingly we served at the same time in Cyprus and RAFG, but I first met him when, as a newly-promoted P Met O I reported to 1 Gp HQ Bawtry in 1981. The biggest team I had run hitherto was 3 staff, suddenly catapulted to some 12 stations' Met, about 130 folk.
Sir Mike was very kind and supportive to his rookie Met man, and ran a happy ship. The Falklands campaign saw I Gp buzzing, brilliantly led and a dedicated motivated team.
One anecdote missing from his obituary was his keen interest in Met successfully flying boomerangs outside his office window. Happy Hours could become raucous: "fetch the Bawtry song book, who can play the piano!!".
RIP sir, I forecast blue skies.