Andy Green

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Wing Commander Andy Green is a Royal Air Force fighter pilot and holder of the World Land Speed Record.


Andy Green set the world’s first and only supersonic land speed record in 1997, driving Richard Noble’s Thrust SSC (SuperSonic Car) at an astonishing 763 mph, driving literally ‘faster than a speeding bullet’! To see cockpit footage of Andy wrestling the 10 tonne, 100 000 hp car across the Nevada desert, and to hear of the huge technological, practical and personal challenges that he and the team had to overcome in pursuit of the ultimate Land Speed Record, is to share in a story that you will not quickly forget.

Andy Green then went on to drive the JCB DIESELMAX car in 2006. He and the team overcame some very different but equally challenging problems to smash the diesel record, setting the new mark at a remarkable 350 mph for the world’s fastest diesel car. Andy is now not only the only man in history to have driven supersonic, but also the only man ever to hold outright records in 2 such different classes of vehicle.

Yet despite these remarkable achievements, Andy’s first love is the Royal Air Force. A veteran of combat theatres around the world, Andy has commanded Royal Air Force operations in both Iraq and Afghanistan. His career has included flying the F4 Phantom, Tornado F3 and Harrier ‘Jump Jet’ and he is now working in the Ministry of Defence, supporting Royal Air Force activity around the world.

Andy Green's impressive operational record is matched by his wide experience of command, leadership and management, both in peacetime and under fire, and he has inspired a wide variety of audiences with his insights into military operations, risk management and the challenges of leadership.