Allegiance United Kingdom Died January 2, 1992 Years of service 1942–1981 Battles and wars World War II | Battles/wars World War II Name Alasdair Steedman Rank Air chief marshal | |
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Born 29 January 1922 ( 1922-01-29 ) Commands held No. 39 SquadronNo. 8 SquadronRoyal Ceylon Air Force Base KatanayakeRAF LynehamRAF Staff College, Bracknell Awards Order of the Bath, Order of the British Empire, Distinguished Flying Cross | ||
Air Chief Marshal Sir Alasdair McKay Sinclair Steedman, GCB, CBE, DFC (29 January 1922 – 2 January 1992) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force.
RAF career
Steedman joined the Royal Air Force in 1942 and served as a pilot during the Second World War. He was appointed Officer Commanding No. 39 Squadron in 1948 and Officer Commanding No. 8 Squadron in 1949. He went on to be Station Commander at Royal Ceylon Air Force Base Katanayake in 1957 and after a tour on the Directing Staff at the Joint Services Staff College from 1960 he became Station Commander at RAF Lyneham in 1962. From 1965 to 1967 he was Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Malaysian Air Force. He was made Director of Defence Plans (Air) in 1967, Director of the Defence Operations Staff in 1968 and Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Policy) in 1969. He went on to be Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters RAF Strike Command in 1971, Commandant of the RAF Staff College, Bracknell, in 1972 and Air Member for Supply and Organisation in 1976. In October 1977, on promotion to air chief marshal, Steedman took up his last appointment as the UK Military Representative to NATO.
After retiring in 1981, Steedman took up position as the Controller of the RAF Benevolent Fund until 1988. He was also Chairman of the Royal International Air Tattoo between 1981 and 1988.