"Hancock, Val"@en . . . "RAAF College(1947\u201349)" . "1907-05-31Z"^^ . "1925Z"^^ . "1907Z"^^ . . . "No. 71 Wing(1945)" . . . "Air Marshal Sir Valston Eldridge (Val) Hancock, KBE, CB, DFC (31 May 1907 \u2013 29 September 1998) was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He served as Chief of the Air Staff from 1961 to 1965. A graduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon, Hancock transferred to the RAAF in 1929 and qualified as a pilot."@en . . "Operational Command(1959\u201361)" . "No. 224 Group RAF(1957\u201359)" . . "Valston Eldridge (Val) Hancock"@en . . . "No. 1 BAGS(1940\u201341)" . "Chief of the Air Staff(1961\u201365)" . "No. 100 Squadron(1945)" . "Air Vice Marshal Sir Valston Eldridge Hancock"@en . . . "RAAFsenior commander" . . . "1998Z"^^ . . . "1998-09-29Z"^^ . . "Australia" .