User:Noclador/sandbox/Structure of the Royal Air Force in 1989
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At the end of the Cold War in 1989 the Royal Air Force structure was as follows:
The Chief of the Air Staff was an Air Chief Marshal, who commanded the Royal Air Force. He was a member of the Chiefs of Staff Committee, the Defence Council, and the Air Force Board, which administered the Royal Air Force. The following positions were part of the Air Force Board:[1]
- Secretary of State for Defence as Chairman
- Minister of State for the Armed Forces as Vice-Chairman
- Minister of State for Defence Procurement
- Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces
- Under-Secretary of State for Defence Procurement
- Chief of the Air Staff (with the rank of Air Chief Marshal; generally the Chief of Air Staff would be promoted to the rank of Marshal of the Royal Air Force at the conclusion of their term as CAS)
- Air Member for Personnel (with the rank of Air Marshal)
- Air Member for Supply and Organisation (with the rank of Air Marshal)
- Controller of Aircraft (usually an RAF officer with the rank of Air Marshal, though in 1989 it was held by a member of the Civil Service)
- Second Permanent Under-Secretary of State and Controller R & D Establishments, Research and Nuclear
The strength of the Royal Air Force in 1989 was 93,300 men.[2]