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• Valston_Hancock abstract "Air Marshal Sir Valston Eldridge (Val) Hancock, KBE, CB, DFC (31 May 1907 – 29 September 1998) was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He served as Chief of the Air Staff from 1961 to 1965. A graduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon, Hancock transferred to the RAAF in 1929 and qualified as a pilot. His administrative training at Duntroon saw him primarily occupy staff posts, including Deputy Director of Operations and Intelligence at RAAF Headquarters from 1931 to 1935, and Director of Works and Buildings from 1937 to 1939. During the early years of World War II, he commanded No. 1 Bombing and Gunnery School, and held senior planning and administrative positions. He eventually saw combat in the Aitape–Wewak campaign of the Pacific War during 1945. Flying Bristol Beaufort light bombers, he led first No. 100 Squadron, and later No. 71 Wing. His actions earned him the Distinguished Flying Cross.After the war, Hancock became the inaugural commandant of RAAF College. His subsequent positions included Deputy Chief of the Air Staff from 1951 to 1953, Air Member for Personnel from 1953 to 1955, and Air Officer Commanding (AOC) No. 224 Group RAF in Malaya, responsible for all Commonwealth air forces in the region, from 1957 to 1959. Appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1958, he served as AOC RAAF Operational Command from 1959 to 1961, before being promoted to air marshal and commencing his term as Chief of the Air Staff. He was knighted in 1962. In his role as the Air Force's senior officer, Hancock initiated redevelopment of RAAF Base Learmonth in north Western Australia, as part of a chain of forward airfields for the defence of the continent. He also evaluated potential replacements for the RAAF's English Electric Canberra bomber, selecting the American "TFX" (later the General Dynamics F-111) as the most suitable for Australia's needs, though he did not recommend its immediate purchase due to its early stage of development. After his retirement from the military in May 1965, Hancock co-founded the Australia Defence Association. He died in 1998, aged 91.".
• Valston_Hancock alias "Air Vice Marshal Sir Valston Eldridge Hancock".
• Valston_Hancock allegiance "Australia".
• Valston_Hancock award Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_Kingdom).
• Valston_Hancock award Order_of_the_Bath.
• Valston_Hancock award Order_of_the_British_Empire.
• Valston_Hancock battle Aitape%E2%80%93Wewak_campaign.
• Valston_Hancock battle Indonesia%E2%80%93Malaysia_confrontation.
• Valston_Hancock battle Malayan_Emergency.
• Valston_Hancock battle South_West_Pacific_theatre_of_World_War_II.
• Valston_Hancock battle Vietnam_War.
• Valston_Hancock birthDate "1907-05-31".
• Valston_Hancock birthPlace Perth.
• Valston_Hancock birthYear "1907".
• Valston_Hancock deathDate "1998-09-29".
• Valston_Hancock deathPlace Perth.
• Valston_Hancock deathPlace Western_Australia.
• Valston_Hancock deathYear "1998".
• Valston_Hancock militaryBranch Royal_Australian_Air_Force.
• Valston_Hancock militaryCommand "Chief of the Air Staff (1961–65)".
• Valston_Hancock militaryCommand "No. 1 BAGS (1940–41)".
• Valston_Hancock militaryCommand "No. 100 Squadron (1945)".
• Valston_Hancock militaryCommand "No. 224 Group RAF (1957–59)".
• Valston_Hancock militaryCommand "No. 71 Wing (1945)".
• Valston_Hancock militaryCommand "Operational Command (1959–61)".
• Valston_Hancock militaryCommand "RAAF College (1947–49)".
• Valston_Hancock militaryUnit RAAF_Command.
• Valston_Hancock relation Lang_Hancock.
• Valston_Hancock serviceEndYear "1965".
• Valston_Hancock serviceStartYear "1925".
• Valston_Hancock thumbnail 012252Hancock.jpg?width=300.
• Valston_Hancock viafId "94968980".
• Valston_Hancock wikiPageExternalLink 38729.
• Valston_Hancock wikiPageExternalLink dr091202.pdf.
• Valston_Hancock wikiPageID "14640462".
• Valston_Hancock wikiPageRevisionID "602219287".
• Valston_Hancock after "Air Marshal Sir Alister Murdoch".
• Valston_Hancock allegiance "Australia".
• Valston_Hancock alt "Informal half portrait of moustachioed man in dark military uniform, seated at a desk".
• Valston_Hancock alternativeNames "Air Vice Marshal Sir Valston Eldridge Hancock".
• Valston_Hancock awards Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_Kingdom).
• Valston_Hancock awards Order_of_the_Bath.
• Valston_Hancock awards Order_of_the_British_Empire.
• Valston_Hancock battles Indonesia–Malaysia_confrontation.
• Valston_Hancock battles Vietnam_War.
• Valston_Hancock battles "World War II * South West Pacific theatre * Aitape–Wewak campaign Malayan Emergency".
• Valston_Hancock before "Air Marshal Sir Frederick Scherger".
• Valston_Hancock birthDate "1907-05-31".
• Valston_Hancock birthPlace "Perth, Western Australia".
• Valston_Hancock branch Royal_Australian_Air_Force.
• Valston_Hancock caption "Group Captain Val Hancock, 1942".
• Valston_Hancock commands Chief_of_Air_Force_(Australia).
• Valston_Hancock commands List_of_British_Commonwealth_Air_Training_Plan_facilities_in_Australia.
• Valston_Hancock commands No._100_Squadron_RAAF.
• Valston_Hancock commands No._71_Wing_RAAF.
• Valston_Hancock commands RAAF_Air_Command.
• Valston_Hancock commands RAAF_College.
• Valston_Hancock commands No._224_Group_RAF.
• Valston_Hancock dateOfBirth "1907-05-31".
• Valston_Hancock dateOfDeath "1998-09-29".
• Valston_Hancock deathDate "1998-09-29".
• Valston_Hancock deathPlace "Perth, Western Australia".
• Valston_Hancock hasPhotoCollection Valston_Hancock.
• Valston_Hancock laterwork "Co-founder, Australia Defence Association".
• Valston_Hancock name "Hancock, Val".
• Valston_Hancock name "Valston Eldridge Hancock".
• Valston_Hancock placeOfBirth Perth.
• Valston_Hancock placeOfDeath "Perth, Western Australia".
• Valston_Hancock rank Air_marshal.
• Valston_Hancock relations Lang_Hancock.
• Valston_Hancock serviceyears "1925".
• Valston_Hancock shortDescription "RAAF senior commander".
• Valston_Hancock title Air_Member_for_Personnel_(Australia).
• Valston_Hancock title Chief_of_Air_Force_(Australia).
• Valston_Hancock title Deputy_Chief_of_Air_Force_(Australia).
• Valston_Hancock unit RAAF_Command.
• Valston_Hancock unit "Western Area".
• Valston_Hancock wordnet_type synset-person-noun-1.
• Valston_Hancock years "1951".
• Valston_Hancock years "1953".
• Valston_Hancock years "1961".
• Valston_Hancock description "RAAF senior commander".
• Valston_Hancock description "RAAF senior commander".
• Valston_Hancock subject Category:1907_births.
• Valston_Hancock subject Category:1998_deaths.
• Valston_Hancock subject Category:Australian_Companions_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath.
• Valston_Hancock subject Category:Australian_Knights_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire.
• Valston_Hancock subject Category:Australian_military_personnel_of_the_Indonesia–Malaysia_confrontation.
• Valston_Hancock subject Category:Australian_military_personnel_of_the_Malayan_Emergency.
• Valston_Hancock subject Category:Australian_recipients_of_the_Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_Kingdom).
• Valston_Hancock subject Category:People_educated_at_Hale_School.
• Valston_Hancock subject Category:Royal_Australian_Air_Force_air_marshals.
• Valston_Hancock subject Category:Royal_Australian_Air_Force_personnel_of_World_War_II.
• Valston_Hancock subject Category:Royal_Military_College,_Duntroon_graduates.
• Valston_Hancock type AirMarshal109781171.
• Valston_Hancock type Alumnus109786338.
• Valston_Hancock type Aristocrat109807754.
• Valston_Hancock type AustralianKnights.
• Valston_Hancock type CausalAgent100007347.
• Valston_Hancock type Companion109945905.

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