Laurence Jones: Difference between revisions
exp |
exp |
||
| Line 19: | Line 19: | ||
==RAF career== |
==RAF career== |
||
Jones joined the Royal Air Force in 1951.<ref name=air>[http://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/Jones_LA.htm Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - Air Marshal Sir Laurence Jones]</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]], Jones joined the Royal Air Force in 1951.<ref name=air>[http://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/Jones_LA.htm Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - Air Marshal Sir Laurence Jones]</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/> |
||
In retirement he became [[Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man]].<ref>[http://www.feegan.com/manx/governors.php Governors of the Isle of Man]</ref><ref>[http://www.tynwald.org.im/papers/reports/2000-2001/r0005.pdf Tynwald]</ref> |
In retirement he became [[Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man]].<ref>[http://www.feegan.com/manx/governors.php Governors of the Isle of Man]</ref><ref>[http://www.tynwald.org.im/papers/reports/2000-2001/r0005.pdf Tynwald]</ref> |
||
Revision as of 15:13, 2 April 2011
Sir Laurence Jones | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1951–1990 |
| Rank | Air Marshal |
| Commands | No. 8 Squadron No. 92 Squadron RAF Wittering |
| Awards | Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath Air Force Cross |
Air Marshal Sir Laurence Alfred Jones KCB AFC RAF (18 January 1933 - 27 September 1995) was a senior Royal Air Force commander.
RAF career
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. 92 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]