Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Michael Christopher b: 21 Dec 1950 d: 17 Nov 2007
CBE – 15 Jun 1998, FRAeS
Cdt Nav: xx xxx 1968, Act Plt Off: 21 Mar 1969, Plt Off: 21 Mar 1970, Fg Off: 21 Mar 1971, Flt Lt: 21 Sep 1974, Sqn Ldr: 1 Jul 1981, Wg Cdr 1 Jan 1989, Act Gp Capt xx xxx xxxx, Gp Capt 1 Jan 1994, Act A/Cdre: 1 Dec 1999, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 2000, AVM: 15 Sep 2003
xx xxx 1968: Cadet Navigator, No 2 Air Navigation School (Basic Course)
xx xxx 1969: Cadet Navigator, No 1 Air Navigation School (Advanced Cours)
21 Mar 1969: Appointed to a Permanent Commission (DEC(A)) (Supplementary List)
8 Nov 1970 Attended No 7 RAF Buccaneer Course, 736 NAS at HMS Fulmar (RNAS Lossiemouth).
14 Apr 1971: Navigator, No 12 Sqn.
xx xxx xxxx: Navigator, No 16 Sqn
xx xxx xxxx: Attended QWI Course, No 237 OCU
xx xxx xxxx: Attended Staff Navigator Course, RAF Cranwell
xx xxx 1978: Navigator Instructor, No 237 OCU
xx Sep 1980: Attended No 5 Senior Instructor Aircrew Training (Tornado) Course, Manufacturers at Munich and Manching
xx xxx 1980: Navigator Instructor, Standards Squadron, TTTE
xx May 1983: Attended No 12 TWCU Course, No 45 (R) Sqn
xx Sep 1983: Navigator, No XV Sqn
11 Mar 1988: Attended RAF Staff College
6 Jan 1989: Attended RN Staff College
25 Jul 1990: Attended Refresher Course, TTTE
xx xxx 1990: Attended Refresher Course, TWCU
2 Nov 1990: Officer Commanding, No 20 Sqn. (Gulf War - 1990)
6 Aug 1993: Attended Royal College of Defence Studies
5 May 1995: ?
xx Dec 1995: Officer Commanding, RAF Benson
xx Dec 1997: ?
1 Dec 1999: Director of Air Staff
xx Aug 2003: Exchange posting - SBMA, United States Central Command (CENTCOM), MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, Florida.
xx xxx 2005: Special Advisor to Commander CENTCOM
He died of arrhythmia at Tampa, Florida.
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