| 词条 | Chris Moran |
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|name= Sir Christopher Hugh Moran |image= ACM Sir Chris Moran RAF portrait.jpg |caption= Air Chief Marshal Christopher H. Moran |birth_date= {{Birth date|1956|04|28|df=yes}} |birth_place= Urmston, Lancashire |death_date= {{Death date and age|2010|05|26|1956|04|28|df=yes}} |death_place= John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford |allegiance= United Kingdom |branch= Royal Air Force |serviceyears= 1977–2010 |rank= Air Chief Marshal |unit= |commands= Air Command (2009–10) No. 1 Group (2003–05) RAF Wittering (1997–99) No. IV Squadron (1994–96) |battles= Operation Deliberate Force |awards= Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire Member of the Royal Victorian Order Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air |spouse= {{Marriage|Elizabeth Jane Goodwin|1980|2010}} |relations= |laterwork= }} Air Chief Marshal Sir Christopher Hugh "Chris" Moran, {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|KCB|OBE|MVO|ADC|FRAeS}} (28 April 1956 – 26 May 2010) was a fast jet pilot and later a senior commander in the Royal Air Force. He was Commander-in-Chief of Air Command at the time of his unexpected death. Early and family lifeMoran was born in Urmston, Lancashire,[1] and educated at Bishop Ullathorne School in Coventry in the late sixties and early seventies[2] before attending the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology to study mechanical engineering.[3] In 1974, whilst studying at university, Moran became a university cadet in the Royal Air Force. He was commissioned an acting pilot officer on 16 December of that year, together with Stuart Peach, who also achieved the rank of air chief marshal.[4] Moran graduated from UMIST in 1977 with a Bachelor of Science and went to RAF College Cranwell for his initial training with the RAF.[5] He was regraded as a pilot officer on 15 July 1977,[6] and was successively promoted to flying officer (15 January 1978)[7] and to flight lieutenant (15 October 1978).[8] He was later to earn a Master of Arts from King's College London.[9] In 1980 he married Elizabeth Jane Goodwin.[10] Military careerAfter completing pilot training, Moran converted onto the Harrier with No. 233 Operational Conversion Unit. In 1980 Moran entered productive service, flying Harriers with No. IV Squadron. In 1983 he returned to No. 233 Operational Conversion Unit, attending a weapons instructors' course before returning to No. IV Squadron as a Qualified Weapons Instructor. Promoted to squadron leader in 1986, Moran was appointed as a flight commander on No. IV Squadron, serving in Belize, the Falkland Islands, and on {{HMS|Illustrious|R06|6}}. In 1985, he was also an exchange officer with the United States Marine Corps at Cherry Point, North Carolina.[5] Moran commanded the Harrier squadron in the Harrier Operational Conversion Unit at RAF Wittering, and then attended the Advanced Staff Course in 1991. In the New Year Honours that year he was awarded a Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air.[11] After a brief posting to the Ministry of Defence he was appointed Equerry to HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.[5] In 1994 Moran became the commanding officer of No. IV Squadron which was based in Germany. The same year Moran led his squadron to the Middle East for duties on Operation Warden which involved enforcing the no-fly zone over northern Iraq. In 1995 Moran and No. IV Squadron flew missions against the Bosnian Serbs as part of Operation Deliberate Force.[3] Senior appointmentsPromoted to group captain in 1996, he was appointed Staff Officer HQ 1 Group, and in the following year, station commander of RAF Wittering. After attending the Higher Command and Staff Course in 1999 Moran became Divisional Director at the Joint Services Command and Staff College, where he also completed a Master of Arts. As an air commodore he was then Director of Air Staff until 2002, and then the Chief of Defence Staff's liaison officer to the US Joint Staff in Washington, D.C.. In the following year he became Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group as an air vice marshal. In 2005 he became Assistant Chief of Air Staff.[5] In 2005, Moran was appointed to the board of the Civil Aviation Authority.[12] He was promoted air marshal and became Deputy Commander Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum in May 2007, in succession to Lieutenant General David Judd. Air Chief Marshal Moran was appointed Commander-in-Chief of Air Command on 3 April 2009.[13] Moran was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 2009 New Year Honours.[14] DeathMoran's death was announced on the evening of 26 May 2010; he had collapsed following a triathlon at RAF Brize Norton that afternoon. He was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford by air ambulance, but was pronounced dead on arrival. Moran was survived by his wife Elizabeth, Lady Moran, two daughters and a son.[15] References1. ^{{cite web|last=Davison|first=Phil|title=Obituary: Air Chief Marshal Sir Christopher Moran|url=http://news.scotsman.com/obituaries/Obituary-Air-Chief-Marshal-Sir.6325972.jp|publisher=news.scotsman.com|date=28 May 2010}} {{s-start}}{{s-mil}}2. ^Bishop Ullathorne – Air Chief Marshal Sir Christopher Moran 3. ^1 {{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/air-force-obituaries/7773122/Air-Chief-Marshal-Sir-Christopher-Moran.html |title=Obituary: Air Chief Marshal Sir Christopher Moran |publisher=The Daily Telegraph |date=27 May 2010 |accessdate=29 May 2010}} 4. ^{{London Gazette|issue=46432|supp=y|page=12878|date=16 December 1974}} 5. ^1 2 3 {{cite web |url=http://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/Moran_CH.htm |title=Air Chief Marshal Sir Christopher Moran |accessdate=1 June 2010 |last=Barrass |first=Malcolm |date=1 June 2010 |work=Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation }} 6. ^{{London Gazette|issue=47328|supp=y|page=11939|date=20 September 1977}} 7. ^{{London Gazette|issue=47437|supp=y|page=607|date=16 January 1978}} 8. ^{{London Gazette|issue=47670|supp=y|page=12646|date=23 October 1978}} 9. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive.cfm?storyid=D8BEC111-5056-A318-A8E4E9CFBE9260D9 |title=Death of Air Chief Marshal Sir Christopher Moran |author=Royal Air Force |date=27 May 2010 |work= |publisher=Royal Air Force |accessdate=7 March 2011}} 10. ^The Times – Obituary: Air Chief Marshal Sir Christopher Moran 11. ^{{London Gazette|issue=52382|date=31 December 1990|page=27|supp=y}} 12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.gnn.gov.uk/environment/fullDetail.asp?ReleaseID=153709&NewsAreaID=2&NavigatedFromDepartment=False|title=Assistant Chief of the Air Staff appointed to the Board of the CAA|publisher=Government News Network|accessdate=23 January 2007|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927191702/http://www.gnn.gov.uk/environment/fullDetail.asp?ReleaseID=153709&NewsAreaID=2&NavigatedFromDepartment=False|archivedate=27 September 2007|df=dmy-all}} 13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafcms/mediafiles/0A01BEEB_1143_EC82_2EECD1B592959ED2.doc |title=Royal Air Force Air Rank Appointments List 06/08|publisher=Royal Air Force|accessdate=16 October 2008}} 14. ^{{London Gazette|issue=58929|date=31 December 2008|page=2|supp=y }} 15. ^{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8707680.stm|title=RAF chief Sir Christopher Moran dies after triathlon|publisher=BBC|date=26 May 2010|accessdate=26 May 2010}} |-{{s-bef|before=D A Haward}}{{s-ttl|title=Officer Commanding No. IV Squadron|years=1994–1996}}{{s-aft|after=A S Kirkpatrick}} |-{{s-bef|before=J Connolly}}{{s-ttl|title=Station Commander RAF Wittering|years=1997–1999}}{{s-aft|after=A F P Dezonie}} |-{{succession box | title=Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group | before=Sir Glenn Torpy | after=David Walker | years=2003–2005}} |-{{s-bef|before=David Walker}}{{s-ttl|title=Assistant Chief of the Air Staff|years=2005–2007}}{{s-aft|after=Tim Anderson}} |-{{s-bef|before=David Judd}}{{s-ttl|title=Deputy Commander Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum|years=2007–2009}}{{s-aft|after=Chris Harper}} |-{{s-bef|before=Sir Clive Loader}}{{s-ttl|title=Commander-in-Chief RAF Air Command|years=2009–2010}}{{s-aft|after=Simon Bryant}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Moran, Chris}} 12 : 1956 births|2010 deaths|Alumni of King's College London|Alumni of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology|Equerries|Fellows of the Royal Aeronautical Society|Graduates of the Royal Air Force College Cranwell|Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath|Members of the Royal Victorian Order|Officers of the Order of the British Empire|Recipients of the Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air|Royal Air Force air marshals |
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