Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert James Michael Alcock, GCB, KBE, FREng, FIMechE, FRAeS[1] (born 11 July 1936),[2] usually referred to as Sir Michael Alcock, is a retired senior Royal Air Force commander and an aerospace consultant.
Sir Michael Alcock | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 July 1936 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1959–96 |
| Rank | Air Chief Marshal |
| Commands | Logistics Command (1994–96) |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
| Other work | Aerospace consultant |
RAF career
editEducated at Victoria College, Jersey,[3] Alcock was commissioned in the Technical Branch of the Royal Air Force in 1959.[4]
By the time of the Gulf War, Alcock was air officer engineering at Headquarters Strike Command.[4] He was appointed the RAF's chief engineer in 1991,[5] and promoted to air chief marshal in 1993.[6] The following year Alcock graduated from Cranfield University[7] before being appointed air officer commanding-in-chief the newly established Logistics Command on 1 April 1994. The role also carried with it a seat on the Air Force Board as the air member for logistics and Alcock became the first non-aircrew officer to sit on the Air Force Board.[4] Additionally, Alcock continued to be designated as the RAF's Chief Engineer.[8] Alcock was succeeded by Sir John Allison on 8 March 1996.[9] He retired from the RAF on 25 June 1996,[10] and subsequently worked as an aerospace consultant.[11]
References
edit- ^ "List of Fellows".
- ^ Burke's Peerage
- ^ Victoria College
- ^ a b c Support for the RAF in the Twenty-First Century Archived 6 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine Royal Air Force Historical Society, Journal 35, 2005
- ^ Chinook crash revisited Daily Telegraph, 7 January 2010
- ^ "No. 53363". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 July 1993. p. 11376.
- ^ Honorary Graduates Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine Cranfield University
- ^ Die by Wire BBC 1, 12 July 1999
- ^ Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – RAF Home Commands formed between 1958 – 2002 Archived 2014-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "No. 54473". The London Gazette. 22 July 1996. p. 9878.
- ^ Birthdays today The Independent, 11 July 2009