- Anthony Bagnall
Infobox Military Person
name= Anthony Bagnall
lived= 8 June 1945 –
placeofbirth=
placeofdeath=
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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
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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 KCBFRAeS (born 8 June 1945) is a retired seniorRAF 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 ofRAF Leuchars , which is in Fife, Scotland.In 1992 he was appointed
Assistant Chief of the Air Staff and then in 1994 went on to becomeAir 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 andAir Officer Commanding-in-Chief , Personnel and Training Command before being appointedCommander-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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