Bomber Leader Flight Lieutenant Seb Davey
Hailing originally from Formby on Merseyside, Seb studied Aerospace Systems Engineering at The University of Southampton, graduating in 1998.
He completed Initial Officer Training at RAFC Cranwell in 1999 and after Elementary Flying Training( which he started while a member of Southampton University Air Squadron) and Multi-Engine Pilot Training in 2001, he was posted as the first ab-initio pilot to the Hercules C-130J at RAF Lyneham.
Following a 3-year tour as a co-pilot, including multiple operational detachments to Iraq and Afghanistan, Seb became a C-130J captain and completed a further 3-year tour as a Tactical Air Transport captain, supporting, among other tasks, the Pakistan Earthquake humanitarian effort, operational airdrops in Afghanistan( including the heaviest ever operational airdrop from a RAF C-130J) and worldwide Air Transport operations.
Seb was then selected to be an instructor of the Tactical Air Transport Course, again on the C-130J. Following this, Seb was posted in 2011 to the role of C-130J Tactical Flight Instructor for No 47 Sqn at RAF Brize Norton and went on to complete over 13 years on the C-130J.
In 2014, Seb became one of the RAF’ s first Airbus A400M Atlas pilots. From this time until the start of 2025, Seb was an A400M Qualified Flying Instructor teaching new A400M pilots basic Air Transport operations and those selected for the more in-depth Airdrop and Tactical Air Transport roles. This meant that Seb was an instructor on both the oldest multiengine aircraft in the RAF( Dakota and Lancaster) and the newest( A400M). Seb’ s current front-line role is as a Standards Evaluation A400M Pilot Examiner at RAF Brize Norton.
In his spare time, Seb enjoys anything motorsports related and is a keen skier. 2026 is Seb’ s fourteenth year on BBMF as a Dakota captain and his twelfth as a Lancaster captain, and he is also a QFI for both aircraft.