Air Commodore Francis Rodwell "Rod" Banks, RAF (ret'd), CB., OBE., Commander of Legion of Honour (France), Commander of the Legion of Merit (USA), Military Order of St. Stanislaus (Imperial Russia), Hon. CGIA., Hon. FRAeS, Hon. FAIAA., FlMechE., Flnst Pet., FRSA, CEng., MSAE, (22 March 1898 – 1985) was a British engineer who was involved in the development of the internal combustion engine, as well as special fuels for the engine, and was one of the people responsible for the development of higher octane fuels.