Officers
President

Vice Admiral Sir Adrian Johns KCB CBE DL
After graduating from Imperial College, Adrian Johns served for 35 years in the Royal Navy, specialising as a helicopter pilot and flying instructor, but also commanding five times at sea in a variety of ships ranging from a minesweeper to HMS OCEAN.
Vice Presidents

Rear Admiral Scott Lidbetter QCVS
Scott Lidbetter left the Royal Navy as a Rear Admiral after a successful career spanning three decades where he was a helicopter & fighter pilot, commanded 3 warships and a Naval Air Station.
Committee
- Rear Admiral Simon Charlier CBE FRAeSChairman
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Nigel RobinsonTreasurer
- Capt Andy Harris RNSecretary
- Capt Ollie Dismore RNR
- Capt John Fitzpatrick
- Capt James Blackmore RN
- Cdr Phil Moore RN
- Cdr Jason PHILLIPS OBE RN
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Cdr Mark Taylor RN
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Cdr Ed Phillips
- Cdr Duncan Thomas
- Lt Cdr Serena Brotherton RN
- S/Lt Peter Rainbird CBE DL
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Committee

Rear Admiral Simon Charlier CBE FRAeS
Chairman

Capt Andy Harris RN
Secretary

Capt Ollie Dismore RNR
Ollie joined the Royal Navy in 1976 as a full career seaman officer. Selected for flying training in 1982, his subsequent career saw a mix of operational flying, in ASW Sea King and Lynx helicopters, interspersed by ship command appointments...

Capt John Fitzpatrick
John FitzPatrick joined the Royal Navy in 1992. After Fleet training deployed on NATO operations in the Adriatic Sea, he read a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Maritime Defence Management, graduating with honours in 1996.

Cdre James Blackmore RN
James joined the Royal Navy in 1996. On completion of fixed wing flying training he joined 800 Naval Air Squadron in 2001 at RNAS YEOVILTON flying the Sea Harrier FA2 embarked in HMS ARK ROYAL.

Cdr Phil Moore RN
Phil has has a varied career, including Chief Flying Instructor, Portsmouth Naval Gliding Club, Qualified Naval Chipmunk Pilot & Seaking Helicopter Copilot in the Falklands War.

Cdr Jason PHILLIPS OBE RN
Jason is an Aussie, a Pinger, a Goldfish and a heritage ‘nut’. He retired from the RN after a thirty-year career as an Observer...

Cdr Mark Taylor RN

Cdr Ed Phillips

S/Lt Peter Rainbird CBE DL

Cdre Niall Griffin RN
Special Members (Appointed under Rule 8.7)

Mrs Gill Kerslake
Admin Director

Lieutenant Commander John Shears RN
Editor News Sheet

Terry Martin
Gliding Scholarship Coordinator

Lt Bob Neill RNVR
Chair Gliding Trust

Richard Williams
Website/social media administrator. Richard joined the Royal Navy in 1987 and served as a Junglie (HWI) on 845, 846 and 848 NAS.