Andy Green (RAF officer)

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Andy Green
Birth nameAndrew Duncan Green
Born(1962-07-30)30 July 1962
Wing Commander
Service number5203707F
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire

OBE[1] is a retired British Royal Air Force fighter pilot and world land speed record holder since 1997, the first land speed record to break the sound barrier
.

Early life

He was born in

St. Olave's Grammar School in Orpington. While at a car show in Hartlepool at a young age, Green decided that he would be interested in a career within the military.[2]

RAF career

Green gained an RAF scholarship to

Officer Commanding Operations Wing at RAF Wittering near Peterborough. Green was the captain of the RAF team at the Cresta Run,[5] where he used an experimental French toboggan
and held the Inter-Services record for a number of years.

In his capacity as an RAF officer, he has served in

Bosnia and Afghanistan.[6]

Speed records

Supersonic

Green is the current holder of the world

supersonic record (Mach 1.016). His call sign was "Dead Dog". As the vehicle exceeded the speed of sound it created a sonic boom
.

Green is now working on a new record attempt to break the 1,000 miles per hour (1,600 km/h) mark with

Bloodhound LSR.[7]

Road car

His next land speed attempt was intended to be for MG in a specially modified

MG F called the MG EX255;[8][9]
however, due to the time required for modifications, the project did not finish on time and that attempt never happened.

Diesel power

Since then, Green's most recent challenge was the driving of the

Land Speed Record over 300 mph (480 km/h). Having tested the vehicle on his own RAF base, Wittering, on 22 August 2006, he broke the previous record of 236 miles per hour (380 km/h) (set in August 1973), after attaining an average speed of 328.767 miles per hour (529.099 km/h) during two runs on the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah
. Twenty four hours later, Green broke his own record, achieving a speed of 350.092 miles per hour (563.418 km/h) on 23 August 2006.

Honours and awards

He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1998 New Year Honours.[10] He was awarded the Segrave Trophy by the Royal Automobile Club in 1997. In 2006 he was awarded the John Cobb Trophy by the British Racing Drivers' Club for "a success of outstanding character"[11] and an Honorary degree from Staffordshire University in July 2008.

Racing experience

On 14 June 2009 Green gained his first circuit racing experience, whilst raising money for the

Snetterton.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Andy Green, UK, 1st to break sound... July 30 in History". Brainyhistory.com. 30 July 1962. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  2. ^ a b Live, Teesside (23 October 2008). "Teesside man aims to smash land speed record". gazettelive. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Oxford University Gazette, 6 November 1997: News Pages". University of Oxford. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  4. ^ "No. 56992". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 July 2003. p. 8469.
  5. ^ "RAF Seizes Victory on Ice". Raf.mod.uk. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  6. ^ Simon Taylor (2007). ""Lunch with... Andy Green"". motorsportmagazine.com.
  7. ^ "Bloodhound land speed record attempt relaunches under new ownership". The Engineer. 21 March 2019.
  8. ^ "EXTREME MGF and Concepts Page". Mgf.ultimatemg.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  9. ^ [1] Archived 28 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "Sport – Sport salutes hard-hitting stars". BBC. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  11. ^ "BRDC Awards". Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  12. ^ "Sport 160 – Home of Team LoTRDC » Race Results".

External links

Achievements
Preceded by Land speed record holder
1997 – present 		Incumbent
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