Air Vice-Marshal N J Day
CBE Bsc(Eng) ACGI RAF
Capability Manager (Strike)
Air Vice-Marshal Nigel Day was born in Darjeeling, India, and was educated at the King’s School, Canterbury and Imperial College, London University where he studied Aeronautical Engineering. He has flown operationally a number of aircraft, principally Phantom. Jaguar, Draken (on exchange with the Royal Danish Air Force) and Tornado GR1 (as Officer Commanding 617 Squadron). Staff appointments in the UK Ministry of Defence include Operational Requirements (Air) specialising in Electronic Warfare and, subsequently, Air Offensive with responsibility for the Tornado IDS force, covering the Gulf conflict in 1990/91
Air Vice-Marshal Day was Station Commander at RAF Lossiemouth, Scotland, between 1993 and 1995, when the Station converted from Buccaneer to Tornado Operations. Following the Royal College of Defence Studies in 1996, and the Higher Command and Staff Course, he commanded British Forces in the Gulf region enforcing the Southern No-Fly Zone over Iraq. On return, Air Vice-Marshal Day became Assistant Chief of Staff (Operations) at Headquarters RAF Strike Command, directing RAF operational support to Operation DESERT FOX in Iraq in 1998 and throughout NATO’s Kosovo Air Campaign in 1999. He was appointed CBE in 2000, before taking post as Deputy UK Military Representative to NATO HQ. On appointment to Air Vice-Marshal in July 2001, Air Vice-Marshal Day assumed the post of Capability Manager (Strike).
