Air Marshal Sir Alan Cyril Davies, (31 March 1924 – 27 January 1998) was a

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officer who served as Deputy Commander of

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in 1977.

RAF career

Davies joined to Royal Air Force in 1941 during the

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: he served in

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,Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – Air Marshal Sir Alan Davies
/ref> and was commissioned in 1943.Debrett's People of Today 1994 After the war he was involved in the introduction of the

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as a maritime reconnaissance aircraft. He was given command of the Joint Anti-Submarine School Flight in 1952 and the Air Sea Warfare Development Unit in 1958, where he was involved in the development of the

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, and then commanded No. 201 Squadron in 1959. He went on to be Deputy Director of Operational Requirements at the

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in 1964, Station Commander of

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in 1967 and Director of Air Plans at the Ministry of Defence in 1969. Davies then became Assistant Chief of the Air Staff in 1972, Deputy Chief of Staff at Headquarters

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in 1974 and Deputy Commander of

in 1977. His final appointments were as Director of the International Military Staff at

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in 1978, Head of the RAF Support Area Economy Review Team in 1981 and Co-ordinator for Anglo-American Relations in 1984. He retired in 1984. In retirement he became Chairman of the

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Family

In 1949 he married Julia Elisabeth Ghislaine Russell, who was born in Belgium; they had three sons (one of whom died).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Davies, Alan 1924 births 1998 deaths Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath Recipients of the Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air Royal Air Force air marshals Royal Air Force personnel of World War II