Career
Educated at Berkhamsted School, Parry-Evans joined the Royal Air Force in 1956. He became Officer Commanding Number. 214 Squadron in 1974 and Station Commander at Royal Air Force Marham in 1975.
He was appointed Director of Defence Policy at the Ministry of Defence in 1979, Commandant of the Royal Air Force Staff College, Bracknell, in 1981 and then Air Officer Commanding Number.
1 Group in 1982 before becoming Air Officer Commanding Number. 38 Group in 1984. He went on to be Commander-in-Chief Royal Air Force Germany and Second Tactical Air Force in 1985, Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Programmes and Personnel) in 1987 and Air Member for Personnel in 1989 before retiring in 1991.
In retirement he became President of the Shackleton Association.
