Menaul, Stewart William Blacker, 1915-1987, Air Vice Marshal

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Menaul, Stewart William Blacker, 1915-1987, Air Vice Marshal

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1915-1987

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Born in 1915; educated at RAF College, Cranwell; served with Bomber Command Squadrons, 1936-1939; served with No 21 Sqn, 1939-1940; Flying Instructor, 1940-1941; served with No 15 Sqn, 1941-1942, Air Staff, No 3 Gp, Bomber Command, 1943, and Pathfinder Force, 1943-1945; attended RAF Staff College, 1946; posted to Air Ministry, 1947-1949; attended Imperial Defence College, 1950-1951; Deputy Director of Operations, Air Ministry, 1951-1954; attended US nuclear tests in Nevada, USA, 1955; commanded British Atomic Trials Task Forces, Monte Bello and Maralinga, Australia, 1955-1956; Commanding Officer, Bombing School, Lindholme, 1957-1958; Air Officer Administration, Aden, 1959-1960; Senior Air Staff Officer, HQ Bomber Command, 1961-1965;Commandant, Joint Services Staff College, 1965-1967; Director General, Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies (formerly Royal United Service Institution), 1968-1976; defence consultant, 1976-1987; published Countdown: Britain's strategic nuclear forces (Hale, London, 1980); died in 1987.

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KCL-AF0480

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0099 KCLMA

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