Squadron Leader Andy Preece MBE
Andy joined the RAF in 1991, initially as navigator before re-training as a pilot. His first posting was to the Tornado GR1 where, following a successful operational and weapons conversion, he served at RAF Brüggen in Germany with No. 17( F) Sqn. His next tour was as an instructor at RAF Cottesmore where he taught Italian, German and RAF Pilots and Navigators. During his time on the Tornado, Andy flew numerous missions as part of Operations Jural, Warden and Bolton.
During his RAF career Andy has flown the Tornado GR1, Hawk, Tucano, Harrier, Dominie and Grob Tutor. He is a Qualified Flying Instructor( QFI) and a Qualified Pilot Navigator Instructor( QPNI). He was the RAF Tutor Solo Aerobatic Display Pilot in 2007, 2008,2014 and 2015, during which time he performed at more than 200 public displays.
Andy has over 5000 hours on 14 different aircraft types. His first season with BBMF was in 2016 as a volunteer whilst teaching new military pilots to fly the Grob Tutor as part of No 3FTS at RAF Cranwell. In 2017 he joined the BBMF full time as Operations Officer.
As he starts his 11th year with The Flight, he is now the Fighter Leader and BBMF Standards and Evaluation Pilot.