Career
Stanbridge joined the Royal Air Force in 1942 and saw action in World World War II as a pilot with Number. 31 Squadron flying Dakotas on supply-dropping missions over Burma. He became a pilot in the Queen's Flight in 1954 serving as flying instructor to the Duke of Edinburgh.
After attending the Royal Naval Staff College in 1958, he became Personal Staff Officer to the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Coastal Command.
He went on to be Wing Commander responsible for Flying at Royal Air Force Street Mawgan in 1960 and, after attending the Joint Services Staff College in 1962, he joined the Directing Staff at the Staff College, Camberley at the end of the year. He transferred to the staff of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Standing Group in Washington Doctorate. C. in 1966, became Royal Air Force Director at the Joint Anti-Submarine School at Royal Air Force Aldergrove later that year and was appointed Group Captain responsible for Operations at Headquarters Royal Air Force Coastal Command in 1968.
He went on to be Air Commodore responsible for Operations and Training at Headquarters Number. 18 Group in 1969, Secretary of the Chiefs of Staff Committee in 1971 and Assistant Commandant of the Royal Air Force Staff College in 1973.
His last appointment was as Defence Services Secretary from 1975 until he retired in 1979.
In retirement he was Director-General of the Air Transport User"s Committee. He was also President of the Royal Air Force Gliding & Soaring Association.
