Air Chief Marshal Sir David Cousins KCB AFC BA (born 20 January 1942) is a British retired senior Royal Air Force (RAF) commander.
He was educated at St. Edward's College and then Prince Rupert School in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, after which he attended the Royal Air Force College, and subsequently gained a Bachelor of Arts degree at the Open University.
[1] He joined the RAF in 1961 and spent three years at Royal Air Force College Cranwell.
[2] He then had a number of operational flying tours, initially flying Lightnings in the air defence role in the UK and RAF Germany, and then Buccaneers in RAF Germany, commanding No 16 Squadron from 1977 to 1979.
7630 (Volunteer Reserve) Intelligence Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force for 10 years since August 2008: the unit provides support for intelligence analysis and briefings.