Flight Lieutenant Margaret Mary (Maggie) Welton, is an Aerosystems Engineer Officer in the Royal Air Force. She is currently posted to Airborne Delivery Wing as the Executive Officer in the Airborne Engineering Squadron at RAF Station Brize Norton. Her Military career began in the British Army in Mar 2003 after enlisting into the Corps of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Upon passing her trade training, she become an Aircraft Technician and has been posted to various aircraft operating Regiments in the UK and abroad. She has trained, maintained, or managed 10 types of Air systems operated by the three Services. These include aircraft, helicopter and Unmanned Aerial Systems. In Oct 2019, she commissioned as an Aerosystems Engineer Officer in the RAF, from her final rank of SSgt in the British Army.
She was deployed on Operations, UK and overseas Exercises, where she supported the maintenance of Air assets, led personnel and managed resources. Her Aviation Engineering profession in the military has gained her a Incorporated Engineer with the British Engineering Council. She is an advocate for Diversity & Inclusion and is studying level 7 Strategic Leadership and Management. She welcomes ongoing challenges in her role.
