Laurence Jones

Quick Facts

Intro

Royal Air Force air marshal

Places

United Kingdom

was

Military officer Noble

Work field

Military Royals

Gender

Male

Birth

18 January 1933 People who share this birthday

Star sign

Capricorn People who share this birthday

Death

27 September 1995 People who died on this day

Age

62 years

Education

Trinity School

Awards

Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Air Force Cross

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Biography

Air Marshal Sir Laurence Alfred Jones, KCB, AFC (18 January 1933 – 27 September 1995) was a senior Royal Air Force commander.

RAF career

Educated at Trinity School, Jones joined the Royal Air Force in 1951. He was made Officer Commanding No. 8 Squadron in 1961 and Officer Commanding No. 19 Squadron in 1967. He was appointed Station Commander at RAF Wittering in 1975 and Director of Operations (Air Support) in 1977 before becoming Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters RAF Strike Command in 1982. He then went on to be Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Operations) in 1984, Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Programmes) in 1985 and Assistant Chief of the Air Staff in 1986 before being appointed Air Member for Personnel in 1987 and retiring in 1990.

In retirement he became Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man.

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