Last week, we wished Master Aircrew Dave Barsby farewell after completing 42 years’ service in the RAF.
During his extensive career, Dave has completed tours at several RAF stations within the UK, and participated in detachments, exercises and operations in the Middle East, the USA, the Far East and Europe.
Dave's dedication and service to the RAF has been exemplary, along with his commitment to supporting the community through various roles, including as a founding member of the First Responder scheme. Dave has raised many thousands of pounds for Station Charities, and raising Station moral, through the introduction of numerous social events for serving personnel and their families at RAF Brize Norton.
Commander Air Wing, Group Captain Gareth Burdett said:
"Master Aircrew Barsby’s contribution over more than four decades of service has been remarkable: from representing the Combined Services at Basketball to delivering humanitarian assistance on both C130 and C17. All of those thousands of hours of operating our aircraft meant that his last role leading the implementation of Flight Data Analysis across the RAF has been a really successful capstone to a wonderful career. We wish him the very best of luck for the future."
Group Captain Gareth Burdett
Commander Air Wing
