Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Alcock GCB, KBE, FREng, FIMechE, FRAeS | |
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Born | 11 July 1936 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1959–96 |
Rank | Air Chief Marshal |
Commands held | Logistics Command (1994–96) |
Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Other work | Aerospace consultant |
Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert James Michael Alcock, GCB, KBE, FREng, FIMechE, FRAeS [1] (born 11 July 1936), [2] usually referred to as Sir Michael Alcock, is a retired senior Royal Air Force commander and an aerospace consultant.
Educated at Victoria College, Jersey, [3] Alcock was commissioned in the Technical Branch of the Royal Air Force in 1959. [4]
By the time of the Gulf War, Alcock was Air Officer Engineering at Headquarters Strike Command. [4] He was appointed the RAF's Chief Engineer in 1991, [5] and promoted to air chief marshal in 1993. [6] The following year Alcock graduated from Cranfield University [7] before being appointed Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief the newly established Logistics Command on 1 April 1994. The role also carried with it a seat on the Air Force Board as the Air Member for Logistics and Alcock became the first non-aircrew officer to sit on the Air Force Board. [4] Additionally, Alcock continued to be designated as the RAF's Chief Engineer. [8] Alcock was succeeded by Sir John Allison on 8 March 1996. [9] He retired from the RAF on 25 June 1996, [10] and subsequently worked as an aerospace consultant. [11]