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Air Commodore R S Peacock-Edwards (5200226/5200226U)


Richard Skene                         b: 27 Jan 1945                        r: 26 Jan 2000

CBE – 31 Dec 1992, AFC – 13 Jun 1987, FRAeS, FIMgt. “Arthur Barratt Memorial Prize” - 1986

(RAF): Act Plt Off: 21 May 1965, Plt Off: 21 May 1966, Fg Off:  21 May 1967, Flt Lt:  21 Nov 1970, Sqn Ldr: 1 Jan 1977, Wg Cdr:  1 Jul 1984, Gp Capt:  1 Jul 1989, A/Cdre:  1 Jul 1994,

(RAFVR(T)): Fg Off: 27 Jan 2000

xx May 1965:                 Officer Training, RAF South Cerney, No 209 Course

21 May 1965:                 Appointed to a Permanent Commission (DEC (B)) (Supplementary List)

xx Jun 1965:                  Basic Flying Training, RAF Acklington, No 179 Course (Jet Provost)

xx Aug 1966:                 Advanced Flying Training, RAF Valley, No 27 Course (Gnat)

xx May 1967:                Pre Lightning Course, RAF Chivenor, No 63 Sqn (Hunter)

xx Sep 1967:                 Lightning Course, No 226 OCU, RAF Coltishall (Lightning)

xx Feb 1968:                 No 92 (F) Sqn, RAF Gutersloh (Lightning F2/F2a)

1 Oct 1969:                   Transferred to General List.

xx Feb 1971:                 Pilot, No 65 Sqn, No 226 OCU, RAF Coltishall (Lightning F1a/T Mk 4)

xx Jul 1973:                   Attended No 266 Course, CFS (Gnat)

xx Feb 1974:                 No 4 FTS, RAF Valley (QFI, Flt Cdr, Deputy Chief Instructor) (Gnat/Hunter)

28 Feb – 29 Jul 1977:    Attended No 11 AD Long Course, No 228 OCU (Phantom FGR2)

xx Aug 1977:                 Pilot, QFI, Exec Officer, No 111 Sqn (Phantom FGR2/FG1)

3 Nov 1980:                  Staff, Directorate of Training (Flying).

23 Feb 1983:                 Attended No 75 Advanced Staff Course, RAF Staff College, RAF Bracknell

27 Feb 1984:                 Attended No 120 Refresher Course, RAF Brawdy (Hawk)

14 May 1984:                Attended No 33 Short Course, No 228 OCU, RAF Coningsby (Phantom FGR2)

5 Nov 1984:                  Officer Commanding, No 229 OCU/No 65 Sqn (Tornado F2/3) Coningsby

19 Jun 1987:                  Staff, Directorate of Air Defence, MOD

xx Jun 1990:                  Officer Commanding, RAF Leeming.

9 Aug –  Oct 1990:       Officer Commanding, RAF Detachment Advanced Party, Dhahran.

xx Nov 1992:                Deputy Commander and Assistant Air Attaché, British Embassy, Washington

 8 Apr 1994:                  Inspector of RAF Flight Safety.

31 Oct 1997:                 Director, Eurofighter Programme Assurance Group.

27 Jan 2000:                Pilot, No 6 AEF, RAF Benson.

Since retiring from the RAF he has held the following appointments: -

Director of Government Affairs, and then Director Military Advisers, General Dynamics UK - 2000 - 2003

Managing Director of Vector Flying Training Services, one of the consortiums that bid for the UK Military Flying Training System (MFTS) Programme - 2004 - 2007

Chairman, Steering Committee, International Aviation Safety and Security 2003/4. 

Master of the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators (GAPAN) 2008/9

President Historic Aircraft association (HAA) 2012 – Present

Chairman General Aviation Safety Council (GASCo), 2012 – Present

Chairman International Air Cadets Training (IACT) Organisation, 2010 – Present

Chairman Duxford Flying Control Committee (FCC), 2005 – Present

Chairman Aviation Focus Group, 2000 – Present

Vice Chairman RAF Club, 2011 – Present

Chief Operating Officer, In Command Ltd, 2011 - Present

President Air Search UK - 2015 - Present

Chairman Honourable Company of Air Pilots - 2009 - Present

Trophies and Awards Committee

Patron Spitfire Alive Project- 2015 - Present 

My thanks to Air Commodore Peacock-Edwards for giving permission to post this entry and for providing additional details.

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