| Sir Charles Ness | |
| Birth Date: | 4 April 1924 |
| Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
| Branch: | Royal Air Force |
| Serviceyears: | 1943–83 |
| Rank: | Air Marshal |
| Commands: | Air Member for Personnel (1980–83) HQ Southern Maritime Air Region (1975–76) RAF Steamer Point in Aden (1965–67) British Joint Trials Force (1962–65) |
| Battles: | Second World War |
| Awards: | Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Air Marshal Sir Charles Ernest Ness, (4 April 1924 – 13 September 1994) was a senior Royal Air Force commander.
Ness joined the Royal Air Force in 1943 and served as an observer during the Second World War.[1] In 1965 he became Officer Commanding the RAF Steamer Point in Aden where he had to cope with the growing terrorist threat.[1] He became deputy director of Manning at the Ministry of Defence in 1967, Air Commander in Gibraltar in 1971 and Director of Organisation and Administration Plans in 1974.[1] He went on to be Commander at Headquarters Southern Maritime Air Region in 1975, Director-General of Personnel Management in 1976 and Air Member for Personnel in 1980 before retiring in 1983.[1]
In retirement he became Chairman of the Air League.[2]