Guest of Honour 2000
Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter Squire
KCB DFC AFC ADC FRAeS
Chief of the Air Staff
Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter Squire was commissioned into the Royal Air Force in 1966, following a 3 year cadetship at the RAF College Cranwell. On completion of flying training, he was posted to No 20 Squadron in Singapore where he flew Hunters in the day fighter/ground attack role and the Single Engine Pioneer as an airborne Forward Air Controller. A further tour on Hunters followed, this time as a flying instructor at RAF Valley, during which he trained mainly foreign and commonwealth students. He was promoted to squadron leader in July 1973 and on completion of a conversion to the Harrier in 1975, he took up a Flight Commander appointment on No 3(F) Squadron in Germany.
On his return to the UK in 1978, Air Chief Marshal Squire was posted to a staff appointment in Headquarters Strike Command and two years later he attended the Royal Naval Staff College at Greenwich. He was promoted to wing commander at the end of the course and took command of No 1 (F) Squadron at RAF Wittering, again flying Harriers. Following a second tour of duty at Headquarters Strike Command, firstly as leader of the newly formed Command Briefing and Presentation Team and then as Personal Staff Officer to the Air Officer Commanding in Chief, Air Chief Marshal Squire was promoted to group captain and was posted to command the Tri-
