Christopher Moran
| Sir Christopher Hugh Moran | |
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Air Chief Marshal Christopher H. Moran
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| Born |
28 April 1956 Urmston, Lancashire |
| Died | 26 May 2010 (aged 54) John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1977–2010 |
| Rank | Air Chief Marshal |
| Commands held |
Air Command (2009–10) No. 1 Group (2003–05) RAF Wittering (1997–99) No. IV Squadron (1994–96) |
| Battles/wars | Operation Deliberate Force |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire Member of the Royal Victorian Order Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Jane Goodwin (m. 1980–2010) |
Air Chief Marshal Sir Christopher Hugh "Chris" Moran, KCB, OBE, MVO, ADC, FRAeS (28 April 1956 – 26 May 2010) was a fast jet pilot and later a senior commander in the Royal Air Force. He was Commander-in-Chief of Air Command at the time of his unexpected death.
Moran was born in Urmston, Lancashire, and educated at Bishop Ullathorne School in Coventry in the late sixties and early seventies before attending the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology to study Mechanical Engineering. In 1974, whilst studying at university, Moran became a university cadet in the Royal Air Force. He was commissioned an acting pilot officer on 16 December of that year, together with Stuart Peach, who also achieved the rank of air chief marshal.
Moran graduated from UMIST in 1977 with a Bachelor of Science and went to RAF College Cranwell for his initial training with the RAF. He was regraded as a pilot officer on 15 July 1977, and was successively promoted to flying officer (15 January 1978) and to flight lieutenant (15 October 1978). He was later to earn a Master of Arts from King's College London. In 1980 he married Elizabeth Jane Goodwin.
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