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anthony, skingsley, chief, marshal, anthony, gerald, skingsley, october, 1933, january, 2019, senior, royal, force, commander, born, 1933, october, 1933died15, january, 2019, 2019, aged, allegianceunited, kingdomservice, branchroyal, forceyears, service1955, 9. Air Chief Marshal Sir Anthony Gerald Skingsley GBE KCB 19 October 1933 15 January 2019 was a senior Royal Air Force commander Sir Anthony SkingsleyBorn 1933 10 19 19 October 1933Died15 January 2019 2019 01 15 aged 85 AllegianceUnited KingdomService wbr branchRoyal Air ForceYears of service1955 92RankAir Chief MarshalCommands heldAllied Air Forces Central Europe 1989 93 RAF Germany 1987 89 Air Member for Personnel 1986 87 RAF Staff College Bracknell 1983 84 RAF Laarbruch 1974 76 No 214 Squadron 1972 74 AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the British EmpireKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath Contents 1 RAF career 2 Death 3 Family 4 ReferencesRAF career EditEducated at St Bartholomew s School Newbury Berkshire 1 and St Catharine s College Cambridge Skingsley joined the Royal Air Force in 1955 2 He became officer commanding No 214 Squadron in 1972 3 Station Commander at RAF Laarbruch in 1974 3 and Assistant Chief of Staff Air Offensive at Headquarters Second Tactical Air Force in 1977 3 before becoming Director of Air Plans at the Ministry of Defence in 1979 2 He went on to be Assistant Chief of Staff Plans and Policy at SHAPE in 1980 Commandant of the RAF Staff College Bracknell in 1983 and Assistant Chief of the Air Staff in 1985 2 He was then Air Member for Personnel from 1986 Commander in Chief of RAF Germany and Second Tactical Air Force from 1987 and Deputy Commander in Chief AFCENT from 1989 before retiring in 1992 2 Death EditSkingsley died on 15 January 2019 aged 85 3 Family EditIn 1957 he married Lilwen Dixon they have two sons and one daughter 2 References Edit Burke s Peerage Archived 2012 03 27 at the Wayback Machine a b c d e Debrett s People of Today 1994 a b c d Obituaries Telegraph 17 January 2019 Air Chief Marshal Sir Anthony Skingsley RAF pilot who became an influential figure in Nato obituary The Daily Telegraph Retrieved 18 January 2019 Military officesPreceded byDavid Parry Evans Commandant of the RAF Staff College Bracknell1983 1984 Succeeded byAlan WhitePreceded byNew post Assistant Chief of the Air Staff1985 1986 Succeeded byMichael SimmonsPreceded bySir Thomas Kennedy Air Member for Personnel1986 1987 Succeeded bySir Laurence JonesPreceded bySir David Parry Evans Commander in Chief RAF GermanyAlso Commander of the Second Tactical Air Force1987 1989 Succeeded bySir Roger PalinPreceded bySir Joseph Gilbert Deputy Commander in Chief Allied Forces Central Europe1989 1992 Succeeded bySir Michael Stear Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anthony Skingsley amp oldid 1176303253, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
