page_title: Christopher John Pickup
section_title: Army career
hierarchical_section_title: Christopher John Pickup / Army career
caption_attribution_description: English: Photo of a Hotspur glider taken at the museum of army flying
context_page_description: Colonel Christopher John Pickup LVO OBE is a retired British Army officer who was chief of staff and regimental colonel of the Army Air Corps. He was later secretary of the Royal Warrant Holders Association and was made a lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order in the 2007 New Year Honours.
context_section_description: Pickup served in the British Army from 1960 to 1994 mainly as a helicopter pilot with the Army Air Corps. In 1984 he was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE). He became chief of staff and regimental colonel Army Air Corps, a position which he relinquished in 1992. He was replaced by Colonel William McMahon. He is a former director of The Museum of Army Flying.
caption: Museum of Army Flying.
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