Alick Stevens

Sir Alick Stevens
Air Vice-Marshal Stevens, Air Officer in charge of Administration, RAF in Bengal and Burma, with senior officers in the War Room at Headquarters Strategic Air Force, Eastern Air Command in Calcutta
Born	31 July 1898
Died	2 July 1987
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1916–1953
Rank	Air Marshal
Commands held	No. 205 Squadron RAF Gibraltar No. 47 Group No. 4 Group No. 22 Group British Forces Aden RAF East Africa Coastal Command
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath

Air Marshal Sir Alick Charles Stevens KBE CB (31 July 1898 – 2 July 1987) was a Royal Air Force officer who became Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at RAF Coastal Command.

RAF career

Educated at Victoria College, Jersey, Stevens joined the Royal Naval Air Service in 1916.^[1] He served in World War I and was shot down over the North Sea in November 1916 becoming a Prisoner of War.^[1] He was appointed Officer Commanding No. 205 Squadron in 1935.^[1] He served in World War II as Deputy Director and then Director of Operations (Naval Co-operation) until 1943 when he became Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters No. 18 (Reconnaissance) Group.^[1] He was made Air Officer Commanding RAF Gibraltar in 1944.^[1]

After the War he served as Air Officer Commanding No. 47 Group, Air Officer Commanding No. 4 Group and then Air Officer Commanding No. 22 Group before being appointed Commander of British Forces Aden in 1948.^[1] He went on to be Air Officer Commanding RAF East Africa before becoming Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters RAF Coastal Command in 1950 and then Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at RAF Coastal Command in 1951 and retiring in 1953.^[2]

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