David Crooks (RNZAF officer)

Air Marshal David Manson Crooks, CB, OBE (born 8 December 1931) is a retired senior commander of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. He was Chief of the Air Staff from April 1983 to October 1986 and Chief of the Defence Staff thereafter until 1987 when he retired.[2]

David Manson Crooks
Born (1931-12-08) 8 December 1931
Rangiora, New Zealand[1]
AllegianceNew Zealand
Service/branchRoyal New Zealand Air Force
Years of servicec.1950–1987
RankAir Marshal
Service numberC300083
Commands heldChief of the Defence Staff
Chief of the Air Staff
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Crooks was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1969 Queen's Birthday Honours,[3] and a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1985 New Year Honours.[4]

Crooks retired from the Royal New Zealand Air Force in 1987. In retirement he served on the board of the RNZAF Museum Trust.[5]

References

  1. Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. pp. 111–112. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
  2. McGibbon, I.C., ed. (2000). The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Military History. Oxford University Press. p. 129. ISBN 0195583760.
  3. "No. 44865". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 1969. p. 6002.
  4. "No. 49970". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 31 December 1984. p. 4.
  5. http://www.cambridgeairforce.org.nz/RNZAF%20Museum%20Staff.htm
Military offices
Preceded by
Air Marshal Sir Ewan Jamieson
Chief of the Defence Staff
1986–1987
Succeeded by
Lieutenant General Sir John Mace
Preceded by
Air Vice Marshal Ewan Jamieson
Chief of the Air Staff
1983–1986
Succeeded by
Air Vice Marshal Patrick Neville


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