Air Chief Marshal Sir Malcolm David Pledger, (born 24 July 1948) is a retired

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officer.

RAF career

Pledger was educated at Heywood Grammar School (became part of a comprehensive in 1968 and is now

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) and Newcastle University, where he read chemistry. Pledger then attended the RAF College, Cranwell where he completed his initial officer training. After basic flying training Pledger's flying career was on helicopters. He was appointed

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No. 28 Squadron in 1978 and then commanded No. 240 Operational Conversion Unit before taking part in the Falklands War and commanding No. 28 Squadron. He became Station Commander of

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in 1990 before being appointed Air Officer Plans at Headquarters Strike Command in 1994. He went on to be Chief of Staff at Logistics Command in 1997, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at Logistics Command in April 1999 and Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Personnel) in September 1999. He was

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from 2002 to 2005.Forced out
Sunday Mirror, 23 May 2004

Family

He married Betty Kershaw; they have two sons.

References

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