Thomas Shirley (RAF officer)
Sir Thomas Shirley | |
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| Born | 4 June 1908 |
| Died | 16 January 1982 (aged 73) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Air Force |
| Service years | 1928–66 |
| Rank | Air Vice Marshal |
| Commands | Signals Command (1964–66) RAF Technical College (1957–59) |
| Conflicts | Second World War Cold War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Mentioned in Despatches |
Air Vice Marshal Sir Thomas Ulric Curzon Shirley, KBE, CB, CEng, FRAeS, FIEE (4 June 1908 – 16 January 1982) was a Royal Air Force officer who served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Signals Command from 1964 until 1966. In that role he had command of aircraft flying over Eastern Europe monitoring Warsaw Pact signal traffic at the height of the Cold War.