Cyril Cooke

Sir Cyril Cooke
Born	28 June 1895
Died	27 September 1972
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Air Force
Rank	Air Marshal
Commands held	No. 188 Squadron No. 20 Squadron No. 206 (Maintenance) Group No. 43 Group RAF Maintenance Command
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Air Marshal Sir Cyril Bertram Cooke KCB CBE (28 June 1895 - 27 September 1972) was a senior Royal Air Force officer who became Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief RAF Maintenance Command.

RAF career

Cooke served with the Royal Artillery during World War I transferring to the Royal Flying Corps in 1915.^[1] He was appointed Officer Commanding No. 188 Squadron in April 1918 on the formation of the Royal Air Force.^[1] He went on to be Officer Commanding No. 20 Squadron in 1924, a Wing Commander at the No. 1 School of Technical Training in 1935 and Officer Commanding, No. 6 School of Technical Training in 1939.^[1]

He served in World War II as Chief Maintenance Officer at Headquarters RAF Middle East from February 1941, as Air Officer Commanding No. 206 (Maintenance) Group from June 1941 and as Air Officer Commanding No. 4 School of Technical Training from December 1942 before becoming Director of Technical Training at the Air Ministry in June 1944 and Director of Maintenance and Supply at Rear Headquarters Mediterranean Allied Air Forces in December 1944.^[1] He finished the War as Air Officer Commanding No. 43 Group.^[1]

After the War he was appointed Director-General of Servicing and Maintenance at the Air Ministry and then Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief RAF Maintenance Command before retiring in 1949.^[1][2]

He took part in the National Shooting Competition at Bisley^[3] and was Chairman of the Royal Air Force (County) Football Association.^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - Air Marshal Sir Cyril Cooke
2. ^ New A.O.C.-in-C, Maintenance Command Flight International, 20 October 1949
3. ^ Senior Entrant Flight International, 17 June 1948
4. ^ Royal Air Force (County) Football Association Handbook 2010-11 p. 8

Military offices
Preceded by Sir Grahame Donald	Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Maintenance Command 1947 – 1949	Succeeded by Sir Thomas Warne-Browne

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Name	Cooke, Cyril
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Date of birth	28 June 1895
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Date of death	27 September 1972
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