Career
Duxbury joined the Royal Air force in 1953. He became Officer Commanding Number. 201 Squadron in 1971 and Station Commander at Royal Air Force Street Mawgan in 1976.
He was appointed Secretary to the Chief of Staffs" Committee in 1978, joined the Senior Directing Staff (Air) at the Royal College of Defence Studies in 1981 and became Air Secretary in 1982.
He served as Air Officer Commanding Number. 18 Group from 1986 and retired in 1990.
In retirement he became a Chief Executive of the Society of British Aerospace Companies. He also had an appointment as a director of one of Gerald Carroll"s Carroll Group companies.