Taylor was born on 14 June 1932 in Birmingham. After attending Yardley Grammar School, he joined the RAF in 1952 as a pilot, specialising in reconnaissance. He served in Egypt that year, and then in Kenya two years later (during the Mau Mau Uprising). In 1955, he became an instructor. And then spent spells in Canberra and Laarbruch until 1964, when he was posted in Singapore and promoted to Flight Lieutenant. After two years gathering intelligence in Borneo, he returned to Britain and then, in 1969, took command of No 231 Operational Conversion Unit in Canberra. He served there until 1972 and retired the following year, having been appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire.[1]
In 1974, Taylor became Assistant Director of Birmingham Airport, and was then its Director from 1974 to 1986 and its Managing Director from 1986 to 1994.[2] During this period, he oversaw the airport's expansion, its transfer from direct municipal ownership, and the opening of its Eurohub terminal in 1991.[1][3] He was promoted to Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1989.[4]
^ abcd"Sir Robert Taylor", The Daily Telegraph, 1 August 2008, p. 25.
^"Taylor, Sir Robert (Richard)", Who's Who (online ed., Oxford University Press, December 2018). Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^"History – 1980's to 2000", Birmingham Airport. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^The London Gazette, 30 December 1988 (supplement 51578), p. 11.
^The London Gazette, 22 December 1993 (issue 53520), p. 20244.
January 01, 1970
robert, richard, taylor, kcvo, 1932, 2008, british, public, administrator, airport, manager, royal, force, officer, born, 1932, june, 1932birmingham, englanddied7, june, 2008, 2008, aged, allegiance, united, kingdomservice, branchroyal, forceyears, service1952. Sir Robert Richard Taylor KCVO OBE 1932 2008 was a British public administrator airport manager and Royal Air Force officer Robert Richard TaylorBorn 1932 06 14 14 June 1932Birmingham EnglandDied7 June 2008 2008 06 07 aged 75 Allegiance United KingdomService wbr branchRoyal Air ForceYears of service1952 1972RankFlight lieutenantCommands heldNo 231 Operational Conversion UnitBattles warsMau Mau UprisingAlma materYardley Grammar School Taylor was born on 14 June 1932 in Birmingham After attending Yardley Grammar School he joined the RAF in 1952 as a pilot specialising in reconnaissance He served in Egypt that year and then in Kenya two years later during the Mau Mau Uprising In 1955 he became an instructor And then spent spells in Canberra and Laarbruch until 1964 when he was posted in Singapore and promoted to Flight Lieutenant After two years gathering intelligence in Borneo he returned to Britain and then in 1969 took command of No 231 Operational Conversion Unit in Canberra He served there until 1972 and retired the following year having been appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire 1 In 1974 Taylor became Assistant Director of Birmingham Airport and was then its Director from 1974 to 1986 and its Managing Director from 1986 to 1994 2 During this period he oversaw the airport s expansion its transfer from direct municipal ownership and the opening of its Eurohub terminal in 1991 1 3 He was promoted to Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1989 4 Taylor was appointed Lord Lieutenant of the West Midlands in 1993 5 and when he retired in 2006 he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order 1 He died on 7 June 2008 1 References edit a b c d Sir Robert Taylor The Daily Telegraph 1 August 2008 p 25 Taylor Sir Robert Richard Who s Who online ed Oxford University Press December 2018 Retrieved 7 June 2019 History 1980 s to 2000 Birmingham Airport Retrieved 7 June 2019 The London Gazette 30 December 1988 supplement 51578 p 11 The London Gazette 22 December 1993 issue 53520 p 20244 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Richard Taylor amp oldid 1100621764, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
