Anthony Skingsley
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Sir Anthony Skingsley
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| Born | 19 October 1933 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ |
Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1955–1992 |
| Rank | Air Chief Marshal |
| Commands held | RAF Germany (1987–89) Air Member for Personnel (1986–87) RAF Staff College, Bracknell (1983–84) RAF Laarbruch (1974–76) |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Air Chief Marshal Sir Anthony Gerald Skingsley GBE, KCB, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , (born 19 October 1933) is a former senior Royal Air Force commander.
RAF career
Educated at St Bartholomew's School in Newbury[1] and the University of Cambridge, Skingsley joined the Royal Air Force in 1955.[2] He became Station Commander at RAF Laarbruch in 1974, Assistant Chief of Staff (Offensive Operations) at Headquarters Second Tactical Air Force in 1977 and Director of Air Plans at the Ministry of Defence in 1979.[2] He went on to be Assistant Chief of Staff (Plans and Policy) at SHAPE in 1980, Commandant of the RAF Staff College, Bracknell, in 1983 and Assistant Chief of the Air Staff in 1985.[2] He was then Air Member for Personnel from 1986, Commander-in-Chief of RAF Germany and Second Tactical Air Force from 1987 and Deputy Commander-in-Chief AFCENT from 1989 before retiring in 1992.[2]
Family
In 1957 he married Lilwen Dixon; they have two sons and one daughter.[2]
References
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Commandant of the RAF Staff College, Bracknell 1983–1984 |
Succeeded by Alan White |
| Preceded by
New post
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Assistant Chief of the Air Staff 1985–1986 |
Succeeded by Michael Simmons |
| Preceded by | Air Member for Personnel 1986–1987 |
Succeeded by Sir Laurence Jones |
| Preceded by | Commander-in-Chief RAF Germany Also Commander of the Second Tactical Air Force 1987–1989 |
Succeeded by Sir Roger Palin |
| Preceded by | Deputy Commander-in-Chief Allied Forces Central Europe 1989–1992 |
Succeeded by Sir Michael Stear |
