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Air Chief Marshal
Air Chief Marshal

Air Chief Marshal is a senior air officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force . The rank is also used by the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence and it is sometimes used as the English translation of an equivalent rank in countries which have a non-English air force-speci...
 Sir
Sir

Sir is an honorific used as a title and in several other modern contexts.It was once used as a courtesy title among equals, but in common usage it is now usually reserved for one of superior Command hierarchy or Social status, such as an educator or commanding officer, or in age ; as a form of address from a merchant to a customer; in for...
 Ronald Andrew Fellowes Wilson KCB
Order of the Bath

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a United Kingdom order of chivalry founded by George I of Great Britain on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the medieval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements....
 AFC
Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)

The Air Force Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the UK Armed Forces, and formerly also to officers of the other Commonwealth of Nations countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying, though not in active operations against the enemy"....
 FRAes
Royal Aeronautical Society

Founded in 1866 The Royal Aeronautical Society, also known as the RAeS, is a multidisciplinary professional institution dedicated to the entire global aerospace community....
 RAF
Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force is the United Kingdom's air force, the oldest independent air force in the world. Formed on 1 April 1918, the RAF has taken a significant role in British military history ever since, playing a large part in World War II and in more recent conflicts....
 (born 27 February 1941) often known as Sir Andrew Wilson and sometimes known informally as Sir Sandy Wilson is a retired senior Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force is the United Kingdom's air force, the oldest independent air force in the world. Formed on 1 April 1918, the RAF has taken a significant role in British military history ever since, playing a large part in World War II and in more recent conflicts....
 officer.

From 1976 to 1978 Wilson served as the Commanding Officer of II (AC) Squadron
No. 2 Squadron RAF

No. 2 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is currently one of two RAF squadrons operating in the reconnaissance role with the RAF Tornado GR4A and is based at RAF Marham, Norfolk....
. During this time the Squadron took delivery of the Jaguar
SEPECAT Jaguar

The SEPECAT Jaguar is an United Kingdom-France jet ground attack aircraft still in service with several export customers, notably the Indian Air Force and the Royal Air Force of Oman....
 which Wilson oversaw, flying practice reconnaissance missions.






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Air Chief Marshal
Air Chief Marshal

Air Chief Marshal is a senior air officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force . The rank is also used by the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence and it is sometimes used as the English translation of an equivalent rank in countries which have a non-English air force-speci...
 Sir
Sir

Sir is an honorific used as a title and in several other modern contexts.It was once used as a courtesy title among equals, but in common usage it is now usually reserved for one of superior Command hierarchy or Social status, such as an educator or commanding officer, or in age ; as a form of address from a merchant to a customer; in for...
 Ronald Andrew Fellowes Wilson KCB
Order of the Bath

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a United Kingdom order of chivalry founded by George I of Great Britain on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the medieval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements....
 AFC
Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)

The Air Force Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the UK Armed Forces, and formerly also to officers of the other Commonwealth of Nations countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying, though not in active operations against the enemy"....
 FRAes
Royal Aeronautical Society

Founded in 1866 The Royal Aeronautical Society, also known as the RAeS, is a multidisciplinary professional institution dedicated to the entire global aerospace community....
 RAF
Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force is the United Kingdom's air force, the oldest independent air force in the world. Formed on 1 April 1918, the RAF has taken a significant role in British military history ever since, playing a large part in World War II and in more recent conflicts....
 (born 27 February 1941) often known as Sir Andrew Wilson and sometimes known informally as Sir Sandy Wilson is a retired senior Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force is the United Kingdom's air force, the oldest independent air force in the world. Formed on 1 April 1918, the RAF has taken a significant role in British military history ever since, playing a large part in World War II and in more recent conflicts....
 officer.

From 1976 to 1978 Wilson served as the Commanding Officer of II (AC) Squadron
No. 2 Squadron RAF

No. 2 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is currently one of two RAF squadrons operating in the reconnaissance role with the RAF Tornado GR4A and is based at RAF Marham, Norfolk....
. During this time the Squadron took delivery of the Jaguar
SEPECAT Jaguar

The SEPECAT Jaguar is an United Kingdom-France jet ground attack aircraft still in service with several export customers, notably the Indian Air Force and the Royal Air Force of Oman....
 which Wilson oversaw, flying practice reconnaissance missions. In 1980 Wilson was made Station Commander of RAF Lossiemouth
RAF Lossiemouth

RAF Lossiemouth is a Royal Air Force station to the west of the town of Lossiemouth in Moray, Scotland. It is one of the RAF's biggest bases and currently Britain's main base for Tornado GR4s....
.

Wilson was knighted in 1991 and in 1993 he was appointed Air Member for Personnel
Air Member for Personnel

The Air Member for Personnel is the senior Royal Air Force officer who is responsible for personnel matters and is a member of the Air Force Board....
 and the following year, on 1 April 1994, Wilson became the first Air Officer Commander-in-Chief of Personnel and Training Command
RAF Personnel and Training Command

Personnel and Training Command was one of two Command of the Royal Air Force that were merged to form RAF Air Command on 1 April 2007.PTC was formed in 1994 bringing together the responsibilities of the former RAF Personnel Management Centre and the training functions of RAF Support Command....
. He retired prematurely on 26 August 1995.

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