Neville Stack

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Sir Thomas Neville Stack KCB CVO CBE AFC (born October 19, 1919 in Sidcup , Kent , † January 26, 1994 in London ) was a British Air Force officer in the Royal Air Force , who last served in the rank of General ( Air Chief Marshal ) from 1976 to 1978 Air Secretary in the Ministry of Aviation.

Life

Pilot training and World War II

Stack, son of test pilot and aviation pioneer T. Neville Stack , began his aviation training as a flight cadet at RAF College Cranwell , the officers' school of the British Air Force , after attending the renowned St Edmund's College in Ware, founded in 1568 . During his training, he was a member of the college cricket and squash teams and was awarded the RAF College's Sword of Honor upon graduation for outstanding achievements .

After completing his training, he was accepted into the RAF on July 29, 1939 as a professional soldier ( Permanent Commission ) and promoted to Lieutenant ( Pilot Officer ). During the Second World War he served as a pilot of flying boats in various units of the coastal command ( RAF Coastal Command ) and was promoted to first lieutenant ( Flying Officer ) on September 3, 1940 .

Staff officer in the post-war period

Shortly before the end of the war, Stack became a staff officer for navigation in the headquarters of the RAF Coastal Command on January 1, 1945 and was mentioned for his military services on June 14, 1945 in the war report ( Mentioned in dispatches ). He also became a Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society (FRMetS) in 1945 . On May 21, 1946 he was promoted to captain ( flight lieutenant ), which promotion was dated back to January 29, 1943. Just a few months later, on October 1, 1946, he was promoted to Major ( Squadron Leader ). Furthermore, on June 27, 1947, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Belgian Order of Leopold II with Palms for his services and honored with the Belgian Croix de Guerre .

Stack was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel ( Wing Commander ) on January 1, 1951 , and in 1954 switched to the Transport Command in the Far East as an officer . For his aviation services he was awarded the Air Force Cross (AFC) on January 1, 1957 . On June 3, 1957, he moved to the headquarters of the Air Transport Command ( RAF Transport Command ) as a staff officer for transport support and was promoted to Colonel ( Group Captain ) there just under a month later on July 1, 1957 . On July 15, 1959, he took over the post as co-pilot of Queen Elizabeth II's aircraft swarm ( Deputy Captain of the Queen's Flight ).

Afterwards, on December 4, 1962, Stack was appointed Senior Air Staff Officer (SASO) Chief of Staff of No. 224 Group RAF . As such, he was promoted to Air Commodore on January 1, 1963 and appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO).

Promotion to Air Chief Marshal

Stack took over the post of Chief of Staff of the RAF Flying Training Command on May 3, 1965 . During this use he was promoted to Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) on June 12, 1965 and on January 1, 1966 to Major General ( Air Vice Marshal ). As the successor to Air Vice Marshal Ian Lawsonw was on February 1, 1967 Commandant of RAF College Cranwell and remained in this post until his replacement by Air Vice Marshal Desmond Hughes on March 9, 1970. During this time he was on January 1, 1969 Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) and 1970 Fellow of the British Institute of Management (FBIM).

On March 23, 1970 he was appointed Permanent Military Representative of Great Britain to the Central Treaty Organization (CENTO) and received there a few months later on July 1, 1970 his promotion to Lieutenant General ( Air Marshal ). On January 1, 1972, he was beaten Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) and has since had the suffix "Sir". He was then on December 21, 1972 successor to Air Marshal Leslie Mavor as Commanding General ( Air Officer Commander in Chief ) of the Air Training Command ( RAF Training Command ). In addition, he was from May 2, 1976 to February 11, 1978 Aide-de-camp (ADC) of Queen Elizabeth II for the Air Force. His successor as Commanding General of the Air Training Command was Air Marshal Rex Roe on January 31, 1976 .

Most recently Stack was on February 28, 1976 successor to Air Chief Marshal Derek Hodgkinson as Air Secretary and thus responsible for career planning, promotions and appointments of officers of the RAF in the Air Ministry . In this post he was promoted to General ( Air Chief Marshal ) on May 2, 1976 and remained in this position until he retired from active military service on February 11, 1978. The post of Air Secretary was not filled again and remained vacant until 1983.

After Stack retired at his own request, he became Director General of the Asbestos International Association . He was also a member of the board of directors of Wellington College in Berkshire between 1978 and 1990 . In 1978 he also became Gentleman Usher to the Queen and, after reaching the age of seventy, in 1989, Extra Gentleman Usher to the Queen . In addition, he was President of the Alumni Association of RAF College Cranwell ( Old Cranwellian Association ) from 1984 until his death in 1994 . Finally he was a member ( Liveryman ) of the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators and an honorary citizen ( Freeman ) of the City of London.

Web links

  • Biography on Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organization

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ London Gazette . No. 34700, HMSO, London, October 3, 1939, p. 6657 ( PDF , accessed March 4, 2016, English).
  2. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 37998, HMSO, London, June 24, 1947, p. 2937 ( PDF , accessed March 4, 2016, English).
  3. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 40960, HMSO, London, January 1, 1957, p. 36 ( PDF , accessed March 4, 2016, English).
  4. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 42870, HMSO, London, January 1, 1963, p. 5 ( PDF , accessed March 4, 2016, English).
  5. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 43667, HMSO, London, June 12, 1965, p. 5478 ( PDF , accessed March 4, 2016, English).
  6. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 44740, HMSO, London, January 1, 1969, p. 3 ( PDF , accessed March 4, 2016, English).
  7. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 45554, HMSO, London, January 1, 1972, p. 3 ( PDF , accessed March 4, 2016, English).
  8. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 45867, HMSO, London, January 2, 1973, p. 98 ( PDF , accessed March 8, 2009, English).
  9. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 46839, HMSO, London, March 2, 1976, p. 3191 ( PDF , accessed March 4, 2016, English).
  10. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 47474, HMSO, London, February 28, 1978, p. 2586 ( PDF , accessed March 4, 2016, English).
  11. ↑ London Gazette . No. 47466, HMSO, London, February 17, 1978, p. 2131 ( PDF , accessed March 4, 2016, English).
  12. ↑ London Gazette . No. 51910, HMSO, London, October 20, 1989, p. 12079 ( PDF , accessed March 4, 2016, English).
personal data
SURNAME Stack, Neville
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stack, Sir Thomas Neville (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British Air Force officer in the United Kingdom
DATE OF BIRTH October 19, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH Sidcup
DATE OF DEATH January 26, 1994
Place of death London