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The British Vice-Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS) was the post occupied by the senior Royal Air Force officer who served as a senior assistant to the Chief of the Air Staff. The post was created during World War II on 22 April 1940 and its incumbement sat on the Air Council. It was abolished in 1985 when the post's responsibilities were combined with those of the Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Policy) and the Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Operations) to create a single post, the Assistant Chief of the Air Staff. The Vice-Chief was responsible for defining the operational requirements for the RAF and conducting wider strategic planning.〔(The Arrow By James Dow, Page 114 )〕 ==Vice chiefs of the air staff== Holders of the post included:〔(Senior Royal Air Force Appointments )〕 *22 April 1940 – 4 October 1940 Air Marshal Sir Richard Peirse〔(Sir Richard Peirse ) Air of Authority〕 *4 October 1940 – 19 October 1942 Air Chief Marshal Sir Wilfrid Freeman〔(Sir Wilfrid Freeman ) Air of Authority〕 *19 October 1942 – 21 March 1943 Air Vice-Marshal C E H Medhurst (acting)〔(C E H Medhurst ) Air of Authority〕 Air Chief Marshal Tedder had been due to take the appointment but after a meeting with Eisenhower, the Americans asked Churchill to appoint Tedder as Air Commander for the whole Mediterranean area.〔(Sir Arthur Tedder ) Air of Authority〕〔(''General Ike, A Biography of Dwight D Eisenhower'' )〕 *21 March 1943 – 1 June 1946 Sir Douglas Evill〔(Sir Douglas Evill ) Air of Authority〕 *1 June 1946 – 1947 Air Marshal Sir William Dickson〔(Sir William Dickson ) Air of Authority〕 *1947 – 1948 Air Marshal Sir James Robb〔(Sir James Robb ) Air of Authority〕 *1 November 1948 Air Marshal Sir Arthur Sanders〔(Sir Arthur Sanders ) Air of Authority〕 *1 March 1950 Air Chief Marshal The Honorable Sir Ralph Cochrane〔(Sir Ralph Cochrane The Honorable Sir Ralph Cochrane ) Air of Authority〕 *1 November 1952 Air Marshal Sir John Baker〔(Sir John Baker ) Air of Authority〕 *9 November 1953 Air Marshal Sir Ronald Ivelaw-Chapman〔(Sir Ronald Ivelaw-Chapman ) Air of Authority〕 *16 September 1957 Air Marshal Sir Edmund Hudleston〔(Sir Edmund Hudleston ) Air of Authority〕 *2 March 1962 Air Marshal Sir Wallace Kyle〔(Sir Wallace Kyle ) Air of Authority〕 *November 1964 Air Marshal Sir Brian Burnett *6 November 1967 Air Marshal Sir Peter Fletcher *1 August 1970 Air Chief Marshal Sir Denis Smallwood *1 November 1973 Air Marshal Sir Ruthven Wade *February 1976 Air Marshal Sir David Evans *March 1977 Air Marshal Sir Peter Terry *30 January 1979 Air Marshal Sir John Nicholls〔(Sir John Nicholls ) Air of Authority〕 *May 1980 Air Marshal Sir David Craig *August 1982 Air Marshal Sir Peter Harding 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vice-Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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