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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Philip Oliver b: 9 Jul 1950 r: 1 Oct 2005
CB – 31 Dec 1999, MBE – 31 Dec 1984 QCVSA – 14 Jun 1980, BSc (Southampton) - 1971, FRAeS - 1993, CCMI 2012.
(RAF): Act Plt Off: 23 Sep 1968, Plt Off: 15 Jul 1971 [15 Oct 1969], Fg Off: 15 Jan 1972 [15 Apr 1970], Flt Lt: 15 Oct 1972, Sqn Ldr: 1 Jan 1980, Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1984, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1989, Act A/Cdre: Jul 1993, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1994, AVM: 1 Jan 1998, AM: 31 Oct 2003
(RAFVR(T)): 2 Oct 2005,
23 Sep 1968: Appointed Permanent Commission (University Cadetship)
1 Oct 1968: APO, Student Southampton UAS
1 Aug 1971 Graduate Officer, RAF College Cranwell/ Initial Pilot Training.
1 Aug 1972: Advanced Pilot Training, No 4 FTS RAF Valley
1 Apr 1973 Tactical Fighter Training No 234 Sqn RAF Chivenor
1 Dec 1973: No 23 GA/AD Phantom Course, No 228 OCU, RAF Coningsby
1 Jul 1974 Pilot, No 41(F) Sqn (Phantom) RAF Coningsby, Tac Recce
1 Nov 1976: Attended No 226 OCU, RAF Lossiemouth (Jaguar)
2 Feb 1977 Pilot, No II (AC) Sqn (Jaguar), RAF Laarbruch
10 Mar 1980: ASOC, HQ 1 (Br) Corps, Bielefeld
5 Feb 1982 Flt Cdr No II(AC) Sqn (Jaguar), RAF Laarbruch
25 May 1984: Attended Joint Services Defence College, Greenwich
30 Nov 1984: Leader, Strike Command Briefing Team, HQ Strike Command.
13 Mar 1987: Officer Commanding, No II(AC) Sqn, RAF Laarbruch.
1 Jan 1989: Future RAF Study for Chief of the Air Staff, MOD London.
6 Oct 1989: Director of Air Staff Briefing and Co-ordination, MOD.
10 Sep 1992: Officer Commanding, RAF Cottesmore/Commandant, TTTE.
13 Jul 1993: NATO Liaison Officer to the UN in Former Yugoslavia.
12 Sep 1994: Secretary, NATO International Military Committee.
30 Jan 1998: SASO, HQ Strike Command/AOC, No 38 Group.
1 Sep 2000: Assistant Chief of the Air Staff
28 Oct 2003: Chief of Staff, HQ Allied Air Forces North, Ramstein (NATO)
1 Oct 04 Pilot, No 5 AEF, RAF Wyton
20 Dec 2011: Honorary Air Cdre, No4624 (County of Oxford) Sqn, RAuxAF
Awarded a University cadetship, he graduated from Cranwell as a Fg Off and was awarded the Sword of Honour. In 1999, he accepted the logbook of the first C-130J Hercules from the President of Lockheed Martin Aerospace Systems, Tom Burbage.
My thanks to Air Marshal Sturley for giving permission to post this entry and for providing additional details.
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