Summary
Air Chief Marshal Sir Ruthven Lowry "Gerry" Wade, KCB, DFC (15 July 1920 – 24 September 2001) was a senior Royal Air Force officer who served as Vice-Chief of the Air Staff from 1973 to 1976.
Sir Ruthven Wade | |
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| Born | 15 July 1920 |
| Died | 24 September 2001 (aged 81) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1938–78 |
| Rank | Air chief marshal |
| Commands held | Vice-Chief of the Air Staff (1973–76) No. 1 Group (1968–71) RAF Gaydon (1962–65) No. 39 Squadron (1959–60) |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Flying Cross |
RAF career edit
Educated at Cheltenham College, Wade joined the Royal Air Force in 1938 and served in the Second World War.[1] After the war, he became Officer Commanding No. 39 Squadron and then Station Commander at RAF Gaydon.[1] He was appointed Director of Operations – Bomber and Reconnaissance in 1966, Air Executive to Deputy for Nuclear Affairs at SHAPE in 1967, and Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group in 1968.[1] He went on to be Deputy Commander-in-Chief at RAF Germany in 1971, Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Operations) in January 1973, and Vice-Chief of the Air Staff in November 1973.[1] His last appointment was as Chief of Personnel and Logistics in 1976 before he retired in 1978.[1]
Family edit
In 1945 he married Denise Davis; they had a son.[2]