Anthony Skingsley

Sir Anthony Skingsley
Born (1933-10-19) 19 October 1933
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Air Force
Years of service 1955–92
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

  1. Burke's Peerage
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Debrett's People of Today 1994
Military offices
Preceded by
David Parry-Evans
Commandant of the RAF Staff College, Bracknell
1983–1984
Succeeded by
Alan White
Preceded by
New post
Assistant Chief of the Air Staff
1985–1986
Succeeded by
Michael Simmons
Preceded by
Sir Thomas Kennedy
Air Member for Personnel
1986–1987
Succeeded by
Sir Laurence Jones
Preceded by
Sir David Parry-Evans
Commander-in-Chief RAF Germany
Also Commander of the Second Tactical Air Force

1987–1989
Succeeded by
Sir Roger Palin
Preceded by
Sir Joseph Gilbert
Deputy Commander-in-Chief Allied Forces Central Europe
1989–1992
Succeeded by
Sir Michael Stear
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