Denis Smallwood

Sir Denis Smallwood
Born	13 August 1918
Died	26 July 1997
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1938–1976
Rank	Air Chief Marshal
Commands held	No. 87 Squadron No. 33 Squadron RAF Biggin Hill RAF North Coates College of Air Warfare No. 3 Group Strike Command UK Air Forces
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Distinguished Flying Cross

Air Chief Marshal Sir Denis Graham Smallwood GBE, KCB, DSO, DFC, FRAeS, FRSA, (13 August 1918 – 26 July 1997) was a senior Royal Air Force commander.

RAF career

Educated at King Edward VI School in Birmingham, Smallwood joined the Royal Air Force in 1938.^[1]

He took part in World War II and in November 1941 he was appointed Officer Commanding of No. 87 Squadron flying Hurricanes.^[1] In 1948 he became Officer Commanding No. 33 Squadron and in 1959 he joined the Directing Staff at the Joint Staff Services College before becoming Station Commander at RAF Biggin Hill in 1953.^[1] He became Group Captain, Plans for the Air Task Force in 1956 and then Officer Commanding RAF North Coates in 1959 before becoming Commandant of the College of Air Warfare in 1961.^[1] In 1963 he was made Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Operations) and in 1965 he was appointed Air Officer Commanding No. 3 Group.^[1] He went on to be Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters, Bomber Command in 1967, Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters, Strike Command in 1968 and Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Near East Air Force (including responsibility for British Forces Cyprus and Administration of the Sovereign Base Areas) in 1969.^[1] Finally he was appointed Vice Chief of the Air Staff in 1970, Air Officer Commander-in-Chief Strike Command in 1974 and Commander-in-Chief, UK Air Forces in 1975 before retiring in 1976.^[1]

He lived at Princes Risborough in Buckinghamshire.^[2]

Family

In 1940 he married Frances Jeanne Needham; they had one son and one daughter.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - Air Chief Marshal Sir Denis Smallwood
2. ^ ^{a b} Debrett's People of Today 1994

Military offices
Preceded by Sir Edward Gordon Jones	Commander-in-Chief Near East Air Force Commander British Forces Cyprus 1969–1970	Succeeded by Sir Derek Hodgkinson
Preceded by Sir Peter Fletcher	Vice-Chief of the Air Staff 1970 – 1973	Succeeded by Sir Ruthven Wade
Preceded by Sir Andrew Humphrey	Commander-in-Chief Strike Command 1974–1976	Succeeded by Sir Nigel Maynard

Persondata
Name	Smallwood, Denis Graham
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	13 August 1918
Place of birth
Date of death	26 July 1997
Place of death

This biographical article related to the Royal Air Force is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: 1918 births 1997 deaths Royal Air Force air marshals British World War II pilots Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath Companions of the Distinguished Service Order Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) Fellows of the Royal Aeronautical Society Royal Air Force personnel stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая? Honda CBR600F Estadio Palogrande Look at other dictionaries: Smallwood — may refer to: * Surnames: ** Denis Smallwood, British RAF commander ** Imogen Smallwood, British writer, younger daughter of Enid Blyton ** Joey Smallwood, Canadian politician ** Kathy Smallwood Cook, British sprinter ** Marrina Smallwood,… …   Wikipedia List of World War II topics (D) — # D 10 tank gun # D 8 Armored Car # D Day 1 # D Day (game) # D Day Dodgers # D Day Museum # D Day the Sixth of June # # D Day # D. C. Stephenson # D. C. Wimberly # D. Robinson # D. V. Peyton Ward # Döme Sztójay # Džafer beg Kulenović # Dachau… …   Wikipedia RAF Strike Command — Infobox Military Unit unit name= Strike Command caption= Strike Command Badge start date= 30 April 1968 end date= 1 April 2007 country= United Kingdom allegiance= branch= Royal Air Force type= role= size= command structure= garrison= RAF High… …   Wikipedia Near East Air Force (Royal Air Force) — Near East Air Force Crest of Near East Air Force Active 1943 1976 Branch Royal Air Force Role …   Wikipedia Nigel Maynard — Sir Nigel Maynard Born 28 August 1921(1921 08 28) Died 18 June 1998(1998 06 18) (aged 76) Allegiance …   Wikipedia George Stainforth — Wing Commander George Hedley Stainforth AFC RAF (1899 27 September 1942) was a British Royal Air Force pilot and the first man in the world to exceed 400 miles per hour.Early lifeGeorge Hedley Stainforth was the son of a solicitor, George… …   Wikipedia Christopher Bullock — Sir Christopher Llewellyn Bullock K.C.B, C.B.E. (10 November 1891–16 May 1972) was Permanent Under Secretary at the British Air Ministry from 1931 to 1936. Appointed at the age of 38, he remains one the youngest civil servants to have headed a… …   Wikipedia Derek Hodgkinson — William Derek Hodgkinson Nickname Big S (Stalag Luft III) Born 27 December 1917 Prestbury, Cheshire, England Died 29 January 2010 (aged 92) Hampshire …   Wikipedia 200-m-Lauf — 200 Meter Lauf (Weltmeisterschafts Endlauf 2007) Der 200 Meter Lauf ist eine olympische Sprintdisziplin der Leichtathletik. Dabei wird eine halbe Stadionrunde gelaufen, bei der der Start vor der Kurve liegt. Der Start erfolgt in der Regel im… …   Deutsch Wikipedia Schnellster Mann der Welt — 200 Meter Lauf (Weltmeisterschafts Endlauf 2007) Der 200 Meter Lauf ist eine olympische Sprintdisziplin der Leichtathletik. Dabei wird eine halbe Stadionrunde gelaufen, bei der der Start vor der Kurve liegt. Der Start erfolgt in der Regel im… …   Deutsch Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”