About Douglas Riding
Born 1943. Douglas Riding is a military personnel.
Air Marshal Douglas John Stuart Riding, (born 6 May 1943) is a retired senior Royal Australian Air Force commander and a former Vice Chief of the Defence Force.
Riding was born in the Sydney suburb of Burwood, New South Wales, on 6 May 1943. Following a secondary education at Manly Boys High School,
Riding was Officer Commanding RAAF Base East Sale from 1987 to 1990. During the 1990s, he held senior positions in the RAAF: Director-General Programs & Resource Management 1990–93; Director-General Defence Force Plans & Programs 1994–95; Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Materiel) 1995–97. In July 1998 he was appointed Vice Chief of the Defence Force (VCDF). He retired from the RAAF in June 2000 at the end of his term as VCDF. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2000.
In November 2000 Riding was appointed a non-executive Director of BAE Systems Australia.
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Australian air marshal
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Douglas Riding was born on 6 May 1943 in Burwood.
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