WO Andy Dearlove

Andy was born in Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire. He joined the Royal Air Force in 1979 and after initial training, qualified as a Physical Training Instructor and completed his first tour of duty as a PTI at RAF Waddington. He qualified as a Parachute Jumping Instructor in 1984 before joining the RAF Falcons as a Display Parachutist between 1986-9. He has completed numerous tours with Airborne Units including 5 years as an Instructor at the School of Combat Survival and Rescue at RAF St Mawgan. In addition to tours in the Ascension Islands, Belize, Afghanistan and Iraq, he has served at units in Dorset and Herefordshire.

Andy has represented the Royal Air Force at squash for many years and is also a keen racquetball player. Other interests include photography. Andy is married with one son and 2 daughters.