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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Alan Cyril b: 31 Mar 1924 r: 1 Jul 1983 d: 27 Jan 1998
KCB – 30 Dec 1978 (CB – 1 Jan 1974), CBE – 1 Jan 1967, QCVSA – 10 Jun 1961, QCVSA – 2 Jun 1962,
Plt Off: 16 Apr 1943, Fg Off (WS): 16 Oct 1943, Flt Lt (WS): 16 Apr 1945, Flt Lt: 16 Oct 1946, Sqn Ldr: 1 Jan 1954, Act Wg Cdr: 17 Aug 1959, Wg Cdr: 1 Jan 1960, Act Gp Capt: 26 Jun 1964, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1964, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1969, Act AVM: 14 Sep 1972, AVM: 1 Jan 1973, Act AM: 2 Jul 1977, AM: 1 Jul 1978.
xx xxx xxxx: Pilot, No 621 Sqn
15 May 1947: Short Service Commission extended to 8 years.
xx xxx 1952: Flight Commander, Joint Anti-Submarine School.
xx xxx xxxx: Flight Commander, No 120 Sqn
2 Sep 1954: Staff Officer - Operations Training and Tactics, HQ AAFNE
xx xxx 1958: Officer Commanding, Air Sea Warfare Development Unit.
17 Aug 1959: Officer Commanding, No 201 Sqn.
xx xxx 1962: Attended RAF College of Air Warfare.
2 Jul 1962: Air Staff - Operational Requirements, HQ Coastal Command
26 Jun 1964: Deputy Director of Operational Requirements (2).
4 Jan 1967: Officer Commanding, RAF Stradishall.
xx xxx 1969: Attended Imperial Defence College.
24 Dec 1969: Director of Air Staff Plans.
14 Sep 1972: Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Policy).
29 Aug 1974: Deputy Chief of Staff - Operations & Intelligence, HQ AAFCE.
2 Jul 1977: Deputy C in C, Strike Command.
1 Jan 1978: Director, International Military Staff - NATO HQ.
xx xxx 1981: Head of Support Area Economy Review Team, RAF.
Enlisting in the RAF in 1941, he was commissioned in 1943 and served in Coastal Command during this period. Granted a Permanent Commission in the post-war RAF, he remained in the maritime field for much of his early post-war career.
From 1984 he held the post of Co-ordinator of Anglo-American Relations at the Ministry of Defence and in 1992 became the President of the Corps of Commissionaires.
This page was last updated on 16/03/25©
S M Davidson
