Tim Anderson (RAF officer)
| Sir Tim Anderson | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Timo |
| Born |
2 February 1957 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ |
Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1979–2013 |
| Rank | Air Marshal |
| Commands held |
Military Aviation Authority (2010–13) Air Warfare Centre (2005–07) RAF Brüggen (2000–03) No. 14 Squadron RAF (1999–00) |
| Battles/wars | Operation Allied Force |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order |
Air Marshal Sir Timothy Michael Anderson, KCB, DSO (born 2 February 1957) is a retired senior Royal Air Force officer. He served as the inaugural Director-General of the Military Aviation Authority (MAA) from 2010 to 2013. The MAA was established in response to the Haddon-Cave Review into the issues surrounding the loss of an RAF Nimrod over Afghanistan in September 2006. Earlier in his career he was a fast jet pilot, primarily flying the Tornado Ground Attack aircraft, and as Officer Commanding No. 14 Squadron led the United Kingdom's Tornado commitment to Operation Allied Force, the air campaign over Kosovo in 1999, for which he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order.
Anderson was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland and was educated at the Belfast Royal Academy and King's College London (MA). He was commissioned as an acting pilot officer in July 1979, being regraded to pilot officer in July 1980 following Initial Officer Training, and then promoted to flying officer in July 1981. He began his operational flying career in 1983 on the Tornado Ground Attack aircraft and served successively on front-line squadrons, including an exchange tour with the Royal Australian Air Force flying the F111, and operational deployments to the Middle East; being promoted to flight lieutenant in July 1984 and squadron leader in July 1989.
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