Donald Campbell served 36 years in the Royal Air Force and retired as a Warrant Officer in 2006. His years of service as an engineer extended to many countries around the world, including Northern Ireland, Madagasca, Germany, Holland, Denmark, Norway, Sardinia, Saudi, Falkland Islands, Belize and the USA.
He served most of his years on large Operational Units as a Survival Equipment Technician working on Fast Jet aircrafts such as Jaguar, Harrier, Tornado, Hawks and a variety of helicopters. His final 7 years were in charge of his Trade Training School as the Training Manager, at RAF Cosford, Defence College of Aeronautical Engineering.
He was awarded 2 commendations for meritorious service, one of which was in conjunction with the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2002 and a Good Show Award for an outstanding personal contribution to the work of the Careers Information Service 2004.
Donald is now a proud veteran who gives of his time as a role model and Community Ambassador by doing presentations in schools, organisations and to the West Midlands Police Cadet Force.
Pilots of The Caribbean featuring Donald Veteran Royal Air Force
2 Birmingham based RAF Veterans Received Points of Light Awards from the Prime Minister8
Black History Month: ITV News Central Report on The Forgotten Generations Project
Donald interview for the RAF 100 Celebration Aug 2018
Mr Donald Campbell, Mr Albert Jarrett, PM Boris Johnson and MP Ben Wallace Secretary of State for Defence
VJ Day 15th August 2020, National Memorial Arboretum Staffordshire
Donald Campbell & Carlos Acosta, Birmingham Royal Ballet Director
Opening of the Royal Ballet Performance, Birmingham Hippodrome, 23/06/2022
(Left) Donald Campbell, Albert Jarrett & Kenneth Straun
RAF Wittering, Jamaica Day 22/06/2022
Veteran Donald Campbell, RAF
Mount Pleasant, Falkland Island 1991
Veterans Donald Campbell, Ronald Lisk-Carew and colleague
Londonderry, Northern Ireland 1971
Donald meeting the Duke of Kent
RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire
Veteran Donald Campbell, RAF & Dr Sergeant Johnson Beharry VC
National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire May 2019
Albert Jarrett & Donald Campbell
Ex-Service Personnel Reunion (EPR) Annual Event 04/06 2022
Grandad Donald Campbell, Grandson Treyvan Campbell & Son Gavin Campbell
Wolverhampton Wonderers FC 21/05/2022
Donald Campbell with High Commissioner of Jamaica Seth Ramocan & his wife Dr Lola Ramocan
Mr Romocan signed a copy of the book ‘Jamaicans In Britain A legacy of Leadership’ at Launch of Jamaica 60th George St Church Birmingham 24/04/2022
Donald Campbell
Outside No10 Downing Street London proudly holding his Points of Light Award for the Prime Minister 06/06/2022
Albert Jarrett & Donald Campbell
Outside No10 Downing Street London after receiving The Points of Light Award from the Prime Minister 06/06/2022
Albert Jarett & Donald Campbell with members of the Royal Air Force Cadet
Outside No10 Downing Street London, after attending The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Big Lunch 06/06/2022
(Left) Albert Jarrett, Mary Nightingale Journalist and TV Presenter, & Donald Campbell
Downing Street 06/06/2022
TFG presented a copy of the British African and Caribbean Service Personnel Poppy Flower to the Station Commander
RAF Wittering on Jamaica Day 22/06/2022
The Log Book Journey
Over 10,000 men and women from the English speaking Caribbean volunteered during WWII. Muted recognition of their brave sacrificial deeds in the region, has become even more infrequent as their numbers dwindle. [...]
New Monument Unveiled in Victoria Square, Birmingham City Centre 4th July 2021
An epic and powerful story created by the FAB5 to unite the 25. Public works of art exemplify inclusion. There is no entrance fee nor an imposing threshold to cross. [...]
First Visit to Royal Air Force (RAF) Cosford Since 1947
On 26 August 2021, Mr Albert Jarrett and I were invited to RAF Cosford Museum for interviews as veterans of the RAF. Mr Jarrett left Cosford in 1947 for Jamaica where [...]
