Английская Википедия:Alfred Ball
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Otherpeople2 Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox military person Air Marshal Sir Alfred Henry Wynne Ball, Шаблон:Postnominals (18 January 1921 – 25 January 2012) was a Royal Air Force officer who became Deputy Commander of Strike Command.
RAF career
Educated at Campbell College in Belfast,[1] Ball joined the Royal Air Force in 1937.[2] He served in the Second World War flying Spitfires[3] and commanding No. 682 Squadron, No. 542 Squadron, No. 540 Squadron and finally No. 13 Squadron, he was mentioned in despatches twice.[2] He was appointed Chief of Staff at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in 1968, Director General of RAF Organisation in 1971 and UK Military Representative to the Central Treaty Organization at Ankara in 1975.[2] He went on to be Deputy Commander of Strike Command in 1977 before retiring in 1979.[2]
In retirement he became an advisor to International Computers Limited.[2] He died on 25 January 2012.[4]
Family
In 1942 he married Nan McDonald; they have three sons and one daughter.[2]
References
External links
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- ↑ Burke's Peerage
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 2,3 2,4 2,5 Debrett's People of Today 1994
- ↑ Proceedings of the RAF Historical Society, Issue No. 10, 1991, p. 5 Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ Obituary: Alfred Henry Wynne Ball The Times, 1 February 2012
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