Clifford Rodney Spink | |
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.jpg) Spink piloting an F-86A | |
| Born | 17 May 1946 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Air Force |
| Rank | Air Marshal |
| Commands | No. 11/18 Group Royal Observer Corps RAF Mount Pleasant RAF Coningsby No. 74 Squadron |
| Battles / wars | Gulf War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
| Other work | President Historic Aircraft Association Honorary President Royal Observer Corps Association Vice-Patron RAF Halton Apprentices Association (Old Haltonians) |
Air Marshal Clifford Rodney Spink, CB, CBE, FCMI, FRAeS (born 17 May 1946) is a retired senior Royal Air Force officer, who is now a Spitfire display pilot on the national air display circuit. The first Spitfire he ever flew belonged to the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, during his tenure as Station Commander of RAF Coningsby. He also served as the 23rd Commandant of the Royal Observer Corps, the last but one officer to hold the post.