Air Marshal Sir Alan Lees, KCB, CBE, DSO, AFC (23 May 1895 – 14 August 1973) was a Royal Air Force officer who became Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief RAF Reserve Command.

RAF career

Educated at Wellington College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst,[1] Lees was commissioned into the Royal West Kent Regiment in 1914 at the start of the First World War.[2] He became a pilot in 1915 and while serving on the Western Front was wounded and taken prisoner in 1917.[2] After the War he transferred to the new Royal Air Force and in 1928 became Officer Commanding No. 56 Squadron.[2] He was appointed Officer Commanding No. 1 (Indian Wing) Station in 1932, Station Commander at RAF Driffield in 1938 and then joined the staff at Headquarters RAF Bomber Command in 1939.[2]

He served in the Second World War as Air Officer Commanding No. 2 Group from 1941, Air Officer Commanding No. 222 (General Reconnaissance) Group from 1942 and Air Officer Administration at Headquarters Air Command South East Asia from 1944.[2] After the War he became Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief RAF Reserve Command before retiring in 1949.[2] In that role he introduced a tie[3] and trophy[4] for members of the Air Training Corps.

References

  1. ^ Bomber Command Commanders of World War II Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b c d e f Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – Air Marshal Sir Alan Lees
  3. ^ Recognition Aid Flight International, 18 August 1949
  4. ^ 1475 (Dulwich) Squadron strive and win! Archived 7 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Air Cadets London and South East Region
Military offices
Preceded by Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Reserve Command
1946 –1949 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Air Officer Commanding No. 222 (General Reconnaissance) Group
1942–1944 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Air Officer Commanding No. 2 Group
1941–1942 		Succeeded by
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Lees
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