Anthony Bagnall

Anthony Bagnall

Infobox Military Person
name= Anthony Bagnall
lived= 8 June 1945 –
placeofbirth=
placeofdeath=


caption=
nickname=
allegiance= flag|United Kingdom
serviceyears=1964–2005
rank= Air Chief Marshal
branch= air force|United Kingdom
branch
commands=Strike Command
No 11 Group
No 23 Squadron
unit=
battles=
awards=Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
laterwork=
Air Chief Marshal Sir Anthony John Crowther Bagnall GBE KCB FRAeS (born 8 June 1945) is a retired senior RAF commander and former Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff.

Flying career

As a junior officer, Bagnall completed several tours flying the Lightning aircraft. As he became more senior, Bagnall went on to take up the posts of Officer Commanding No 23 Squadron in the Falkland Islands and Station Commander of RAF Leuchars, which is in Fife, Scotland.

In 1992 he was appointed Assistant Chief of the Air Staff and then in 1994 went on to become Air Officer Commanding No 11 Group. This was followed by a tour starting in 1996 as Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Allied Forces Central Europe.

In 1998 he became Air Member for Personnel and Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Personnel and Training Command before being appointed Commander-in-Chief Strike Command in 2000.

He served as Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff from 2001 until his retirement in 2005.

Later career

In 2005 he became a member of the Court of the University of St Andrews [ [http://foi.st-andrews.ac.uk/PublicationScheme/servlet/core.generator.gblobserv?id=1144 Minutes of the University Court of St Andrews] ] .

References

External links

* [http://www.bagnallvillage.com/Biographies/SirAnthonyBagnall.htm Bagnall Village - Biography of Air Chief Marshal Sir Anthony Bagnall]


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