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Air Marshal Sir Alan Davies (151820)


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

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.

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