King's College London
Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives

Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel, 1900-1975

Name
AIKEN, Sir John Alexander Carlisle (born 1921), Air Chief Marshal

Service biography
Joined RAF 1941; Fighter Sqns, North West Europe and South East Asia 1942-1945; Fighter Command 1946-1947; Central Flying School 1948; Staff, RAF College, Cranwell 1948-1950; Officer Commanding University of Birmingham Air Sqn 1950-1952; Staff College 1953; Headquarters, Fighter Command 1954-1955; Commander, 29 Fighter Sqn 1956-1957; Joint Services Staff College 1958; Headquarters, Air Force North 1958-1960; Air Ministry 1960-1963; Commander RAF Station, Finningley 1963-1964; Intelligence Div, Ministry of Defence 1965-1967; Imperial Defence College 1968; Deputy Commander, RAF, Germany 1969-1971; Director General Training, RAF 1971-1972; Head of Economy Project Team, RAF, Ministry of Defence 1972-1973; Air Officer in charge of Administration Near East Air Force, Commander British Forces Near East and Administrator, Sovereign Base Area, Cyprus 1973-1976; Air Member for Personnel, Air Council 1976-1978; Director General, Intelligence, Ministry of Defence 1978-1981; retired 1981

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