About John Walker
Lived 1936 – 2025 (aged 88). John Walker was a British military personnel.
Air Marshal Sir John Robert Walker, (26 May 1936 – 29 January 2025) was a British Royal Air Force officer who served as Chief of Defence Intelligence from 1991 to 1994.
Biography Walker joined the Royal Air Force in 1954 and was commissioned on 31 July 1956. He served as a pilot with No. 66 Squadron flying Hunters from 1957 until he joined No.4 Squadron also flying Hunters in 1959. After attending the RAF Staff College, Bracknell in 1966, he served as an exchange officer with the Twelfth Air Force, a formation of the United States Air Force, from 1967 to 1969.
Walker died on 29 January 2025, at the age of 88.
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Who was John Walker?
British air force officer (1936–2025)
When was John Walker born?
John Walker was born on 26 May 1936.
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John Walker died on 29 January 2025.
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John Walker was a military personnel.
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John Walker was British.
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· DBpedia: John Walker (RAF officer)
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