Timothy George Alexander Prince OBE FRAeS (born 1949) is one of the founding members of the Royal International Air Tattoo

Royal International Air Tattoo

The Royal International Air Tattoo is the world's largest military air show, held annually over the third weekend in July, usually at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom in support of The Royal Air Force Charitable Trust...

, the world’s largest military airshow

Airshow

An air show is an event at which aviators display their flying skills and the capabilities of their aircraft to spectators in aerobatics. Air shows without aerobatic displays, having only aircraft displayed parked on the ground, are called "static air shows"....

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Tim Prince worked for the BoT / CAA as an Air Traffic Controller

Air traffic controller

Air traffic controllers are the people who expedite and maintain a safe and orderly flow of air traffic in the global air traffic control system. The position of the air traffic controller is one that requires highly specialized skills...

 from 1966 to 1978. He was one of the founding members of the Air Tattoo, which was first staged at North Weald

North Weald Bassett

North Weald Bassett is a village and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of the county of Essex, England. It is located east of Epping, south-east of Chipping Ongar and south of Harlow....

 Airfield in 1971. He is currently the Chief Executive of the Royal Air Force

Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...

 Charitable Trust Enterprises and overall Director of the Royal International Air Tattoo. He is also a founding member and Trustee of the Royal International Air Tattoo Flying Scholarships for the Disabled.

He lives in Stroud, Gloucestershire

Stroud, Gloucestershire

Stroud is a market town and civil parish in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It is the main town in Stroud District.Situated below the western escarpment of the Cotswold Hills at the meeting point of the Five Valleys, the town is noted for its steep streets and cafe culture...

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United Kingdom

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 with his wife Penny, with whom he has two sons, Rufus & Hugh.

Prince was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2009 Birthday Honours.