Home      Discussion      Topics      Dictionary      Almanac
Signup       Login
Philip Sturley

Philip Sturley

Overview
Air Marshal
Air Marshal
Air Marshal is a 3 star 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...

 Philip O Sturley CB
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the medieval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...

 MBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions...

 BSc
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years ....

 FRAeS
Royal Aeronautical Society
The Royal Aeronautical SocietyFounded in 1866 The Royal Aeronautical Society, also known as the RAeS, is a multidisciplinary professional institution dedicated to the 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.The RAF operates almost 1,109...

 was a senior commander in the 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.The RAF operates almost 1,109...

. On 30 January 1998 Sturley took up the post of Air Officer Commanding No. 38 Group. http://www.rafweb.org/Grp04.htm From 2000 to 2003, Sturley was Assistant Chief of the Air Staff
Assistant Chief of the Air Staff
The Assistant Chief of the Air Staff is a senior appointment in the Royal Air Force. The incumbent is in practical terms the deputy to the head of the RAF, the Chief of the Air Staff....

.http://www.rafweb.org/AirMin2A.htm In May 2005 he was appointed as President of the Royal Air Forces Association
Royal Air Forces Association
The Royal Air Forces Association, more often known as RAF Association, or simply RAFA, is a UK-based charitable organization which provides care and support to serving and retired members of the "Royal Air Forces" and their dependants.The organisation, which was formed in 1943, receives no funding...

.http://www.rafa.org.uk/pdf/annrep05.pdf Air Marshal Sturley is also a Member of the Council of the Air League.
Discussion
Ask a question about 'Philip Sturley'
Start a new discussion about 'Philip Sturley'
Answer questions from other users
Full Discussion Forum
 
Encyclopedia
Air Marshal
Air Marshal
Air Marshal is a 3 star 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...

 Philip O Sturley CB
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the medieval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...

 MBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions...

 BSc
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years ....

 FRAeS
Royal Aeronautical Society
The Royal Aeronautical SocietyFounded in 1866 The Royal Aeronautical Society, also known as the RAeS, is a multidisciplinary professional institution dedicated to the 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.The RAF operates almost 1,109...

 was a senior commander in the 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.The RAF operates almost 1,109...

. On 30 January 1998 Sturley took up the post of Air Officer Commanding No. 38 Group. http://www.rafweb.org/Grp04.htm From 2000 to 2003, Sturley was Assistant Chief of the Air Staff
Assistant Chief of the Air Staff
The Assistant Chief of the Air Staff is a senior appointment in the Royal Air Force. The incumbent is in practical terms the deputy to the head of the RAF, the Chief of the Air Staff....

.http://www.rafweb.org/AirMin2A.htm In May 2005 he was appointed as President of the Royal Air Forces Association
Royal Air Forces Association
The Royal Air Forces Association, more often known as RAF Association, or simply RAFA, is a UK-based charitable organization which provides care and support to serving and retired members of the "Royal Air Forces" and their dependants.The organisation, which was formed in 1943, receives no funding...

.http://www.rafa.org.uk/pdf/annrep05.pdf Air Marshal Sturley is also a Member of the Council of the Air League. http://www.airleague.co.uk/toServlet.jsp?servlet=servlet/SubpageServlet&subsiteId=&pageId=5&subpageId=25&env=1&view=1

External links