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Stack, Thomas Neville

    Date of birth:
    October 19th, 1919
    Date of death:
    January 26th, 1994 (London/Greater London, England)
    Service number:
    33455
    Nationality:
    British

    Biography

    Stack won ook de AME&HP als vliegcadet van RAF Cranwell College.

    July 29, 1939: Pilot Officer
    September 3, 1940: Flying Officer
    September 3, 1941: Flight Lieutenant (WS)
    July 1, 1944: Squadron Leader (temp.)
    October 1, 1944: Wing Commander (acting)
    April 1, 1945: Squadron Leader (WS)
    May 21, 1946: Flight Lieutenant [January 29, 1943]
    October 1, 1946: Squadron Leader
    January 1, 1951: Wing Commander
    July 1, 1957: Group Captain
    January 1, 1963: Air Commodore
    December 4, 1962: Air Commodore (acting)
    May 3, 1965: Air Vice Marshal (acting)
    January 1, 1966: Air Vice Marshal
    March 23, 1970: Air Marshal (acting)
    July 1, 1970: Air Marshal
    May 2, 1976: Air Chief Marshal

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    Rank:
    Flight Cadet
    Unit:
    RAF Cranwell, Royal Air Force
    Awarded on:
    1939
    RAFC Sword of Honour / Sword of Merit
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Acting Wing Commander
    Awarded on:
    June 14th, 1945
    Mentioned in Dispatches
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Squadron Leader
    Awarded on:
    June 27th, 1947
    Commandeur in de Leopoldsorde / Commandeur de l'Ordre de Léopold
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Squadron Leader
    Awarded on:
    June 27th, 1947
    Croix de Guerre 1940
    Rank:
    Group Captain
    Awarded on:
    January 1st, 1957
    Air Force Cross (AFC)
    Rank:
    Air Commodore
    Awarded on:
    January 1st, 1963
    Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)
    Rank:
    Air Vice-Marshal
    Awarded on:
    June 12th, 1965
    Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
    Rank:
    Air Vice-Marshal
    Awarded on:
    January 1st, 1969
    Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB, Military Division)
    Rank:
    Air Marshal
    Awarded on:
    January 1st, 1972
    Commander of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (KCB/DCB, military division)
    Flying Badge

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