Air Marshal Sir Charles Ernest Ness, (4 April 1924 – 13 September 1994) was a senior Royal Air Force commander.
RAF career
Ness joined the Royal Air Force in 1943 and served as an observer during the Second World War.Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – Air Marshal Sir Charles Ness In 1965 he became Officer Commanding the RAF Steamer Point in Aden where he had to cope with the growing terrorist threat. He became deputy director of Manning at the Ministry of Defence in 1967, Air Commander in Gibraltar in 1971 and Director of Organisation and Administration Plans in 1974. He went on to be Commander at Headquarters Southern Maritime Air Region in 1975, Director-General of Personnel Management in 1976 and Air Member for Personnel in 1980 before retiring in 1983."Ness, Air Marshal Sir Charles Ernest", Who Was Who (online ed., Oxford University Press, 1 December 2007). Retrieved 15 April 2025.
In retirement he became Chairman of the Air League.Air League Flight International, 14 February 1990
Honours
Ness was appointed an Officer (Military division) of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1959 Birthday Honours, promoted to Commander of the Order (CBE) in the 1967 Birthday Honours, appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 1978 Birthday Honours, and promoted to Knight Commander of that Order (KCB) in the 1980 Birthday Honours.
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