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Royal Air Force College Cranwell.
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David Harcourt-Smith
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He is the author of Wings Over Suez, an account of air operations during the Sinai and Suez wars. Educated at Felsted School and Royal Air Force College Cranwell, Harcourt-Smith was commissioned into the Royal Air Force in 1952. He was appointed Officer Commanding Number.
54 Squadron in 1963 and Officer Commanding Number.
6 Squadron in 1969 before moving on to be Station Commander at Royal Air Force Bruggen in 1972 and Commandant of the Royal Air Force College Cranwell in 1978. He went on to be Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Operational Requirements) in 1980, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at Royal Air Force Support Command in 1984 and Controller of Aircraft in 1986.
As Controller of Aircraft he oversaw the introduction of the Tucano training aircraft. He retired in 1989.
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