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Royal Air Force College Cranwell.
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Neil Wheeler
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Educated Street Helen"s College in Southsea and the Royal Air Force College Cranwell, Wheeler was commissioned into the Royal Air Force in 1935. He served with Bomber Command from 1937 and then spent part of the Second World War as Officer Commanding Number. 236 Squadron in Fighter Command before going to the Royal Air Force Staff College and United States Army Staff College in 1943.
After the war he joined the Directing Staff at the Royal Air Force Staff College and then transferred to the Far East Air Force in 1947.
He was posted to the Directing Staff at the Joint Services Staff College in 1949 and to Bomber Command in 1951 before going to the Air Ministry in 1953. He was appointed Assistant Commandant at the Royal Air Force College in 1957 and Officer Commanding Royal Air Force Laarbruch in 1959.
He attended the Imperial Defence College in 1961 and then served in the Ministry of Defence from 1961. He became Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters Royal Air Force Germany (2 Tactical Air Force) in 1963 and Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Operational Requirements) in 1966.
He was made Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Operational Requirements) in 1967 and Commander of the Far East Air Force in 1969.
He was Air Member for Supply and Organisation at the Ministry of Defence from 1970 and then Controller of Aircraft at the Procurement Executive from 1973. In retirement he became a Director of Rolls Royce Limited.
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