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{{for|the American educator|Laurence C. Jones}}
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|term_end = 27 September 1995
| term_end = 27 September 1995
|monarch = [[Elizabeth II]]
| monarch = [[Elizabeth II]]
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|successor = [[Timothy Daunt|Sir Timothy Daunt]]
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[[Air Marshal]] '''Sir Laurence Alfred Jones''', {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|KCB|AFC}} (18 January 1933 – 27 September 1995) was a senior [[Royal Air Force]] commander.
'''Sir Laurence Alfred Jones''', {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|KCB|AFC}} (18 January 1933 – 27 September 1995) was a senior [[Royal Air Force]] commander.


==RAF career==
==RAF career==
Educated at [[Trinity School of John Whitgift|Trinity School]], Jones joined the Royal Air Force in 1951.<ref name=air>{{cite web|url=http://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/Jones_LA.htm |title=L A Jones |website=Rafweb.org |date= |accessdate=2017-07-20}}</ref> He was made Officer Commanding [[No. 8 Squadron RAF|No. 8 Squadron]] in 1961 and Officer Commanding [[No. 92 Squadron RAF|No. 92 Squadron]] in 1967.<ref name=air/> He was appointed Station Commander at [[RAF Wittering]] in 1975 and Director of Operations (Air Support) in 1977 before becoming Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters [[RAF Strike Command]] in 1982.<ref name=air/> He then went on to be Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Operations) in 1984, [[Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff]] (Programmes) in 1985 and Assistant Chief of the Air Staff in 1986 before being appointed [[Air Member for Personnel]] in 1987 and retiring in 1990.<ref name=air/>
Educated at [[Trinity School of John Whitgift|Trinity School]], Jones joined the Royal Air Force in 1951.<ref name=air>{{cite web|url=http://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/Jones_LA.htm |title=L A Jones |website=Rafweb.org |date= |accessdate=2017-07-20}}</ref> He was made Officer Commanding [[No. 8 Squadron RAF|No. 8 Squadron]] in 1961 and Officer Commanding [[No. 19 Squadron RAF|No. 19 Squadron]] in 1967.<ref name=air/> He was appointed Station Commander at [[RAF Wittering]] in 1975 and Director of Operations (Air Support) in 1977 before becoming Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters [[RAF Strike Command]] in 1982.<ref name=air/> He then went on to be Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Operations) in 1984, [[Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff]] (Programmes) in 1985 and Assistant Chief of the Air Staff in 1986 before being appointed [[Air Member for Personnel]] in 1987 and retiring in 1990.<ref name=air/>


In retirement he became [[Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.feegan.com/manx/governors.html|title=List of Governors of the Isle of Man|accessdate=20 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=The Statesman's Year-Book 1990-91|first= J. |last=Paxton|page=1,369|publisher=Macmillan|year=1990|isbn=978-0-333-39154-9}}</ref>
In retirement he became [[Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.feegan.com/manx/governors.html|title=List of Governors of the Isle of Man|accessdate=20 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DMjDDQAAQBAJ&dq=Laurence+Jones+governor+of+the+isle+of+man+tynwald&pg=PA1368|title=The Statesman's Year-Book 1990-91|first= J. |last=Paxton|page=1,369|publisher=Macmillan|year=1990|isbn=978-0-333-39154-9}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Lieutenant governors of the Isle of Man]]

Latest revision as of 22:18, 12 August 2024

For the American educator, see Laurence C. Jones.
For the English blues rock musician, see Laurence Jones (musician).

Air Marshal
Sir Laurence Jones
KCB AFC
25th Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man
In office
10 October 1990 – 27 September 1995
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded bySir Laurence New
Succeeded bySir Timothy Daunt
Personal details
Born(1933-01-18)18 January 1933
Died27 September 1995(1995-09-27) (aged 62)
NationalityBritish
Alma materTrinity School
Military service
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch/serviceRoyal Air Force
Years of service1951–1990
RankAir Marshal
CommandsAir Member for Personnel (1987–90)
RAF Wittering (1975–77)
No. 92 Squadron (1967–70)
No. 8 Squadron (1961–63)
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Air Force Cross

Sir Laurence Alfred Jones, KCB, AFC (18 January 1933 – 27 September 1995) was a senior Royal Air Force commander.

RAF career

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Educated at Trinity School, Jones joined the Royal Air Force in 1951.[1] He was made Officer Commanding No. 8 Squadron in 1961 and Officer Commanding No. 19 Squadron in 1967.[1] He was appointed Station Commander at RAF Wittering in 1975 and Director of Operations (Air Support) in 1977 before becoming Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters RAF Strike Command in 1982.[1] He then went on to be Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Operations) in 1984, Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Programmes) in 1985 and Assistant Chief of the Air Staff in 1986 before being appointed Air Member for Personnel in 1987 and retiring in 1990.[1]

In retirement he became Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "L A Jones". Rafweb.org. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  2. ^ "List of Governors of the Isle of Man". Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  3. ^ Paxton, J. (1990). The Statesman's Year-Book 1990-91. Macmillan. p. 1,369. ISBN 978-0-333-39154-9.
Military offices
Preceded by Air Member for Personnel
1987–1989 		Succeeded by
Government offices
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man
1990–1995 		Succeeded by
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