Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert James Michael Alcock (born 11 July 1936)Burke's Peerage usually referred to as Sir Michael Alcock, is a retired senior Royal Air Force commander and an aerospace consultant.
RAF career Educated at Victoria College, Jersey,Victoria College Alcock was commissioned in the Technical Branch of the Royal Air Force in 1959.Support for the RAF in the Twenty-First Century Royal Air Force Historical Society, Journal 35, 2005
By the time of the Gulf War, Alcock was air officer engineering at Headquarters Strike Command. He was appointed the RAF's chief engineer in 1991,Chinook crash revisited Daily Telegraph, 7 January 2010 and promoted to air chief marshal in 1993. The following year Alcock graduated from Cranfield UniversityHonorary Graduates Cranfield University before being appointed air officer commanding-in-chief the newly established Logistics Command on 1 April 1994. The role also carried with it a seat on the Air Force Board as the air member for logistics and Alcock became the first non-aircrew officer to sit on the Air Force Board. Additionally, Alcock continued to be designated as the RAF's Chief Engineer.Die by Wire BBC 1, 12 July 1999 Alcock was succeeded by Sir John Allison on 8 March 1996.Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – RAF Home Commands formed between 1958 – 2002 He retired from the RAF on 25 June 1996, and subsequently worked as an aerospace consultant.
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