BIOGRAPHIC DATA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85G00105R000100190003-1
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 9, 2001
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: February 1, 1966
• Content Type: BIO

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BIOGRAPHIC DATA
February 1966
NAME: Air Commodore John Alexander Carlisle
AD =, Royal Air Force (RAF).
POSITION: Deputy Director of Service Intelli-
gence (Air), since 23 Aug 1965.
PERSONAL DATA:
Birth: .22 Dec 1921 in Belfast, Northern
Ireland.
Family: Married; one son, one daughter.
Languages: Native English.
CIVIL EDUCATION: Graduate of Birkenhead School.
CAREER:
1953 - Personal Staff Officer to Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief,
School.
1948 --Flying Instructor, RAF College, Cranwell, Jul.
1950 - Commander, Birmingham University Air Squadron.
1953 - Student, Course No. 24, Army Staff College, Camberley.
1948 - Student, Flying Instructors' Course No. 104, Central Flying
Jul; No. 9 Service Flying Training School in Aug.
Commissioned in RAF.
1941 - No. 60 Officers' Training Unit for Operational Training,
22 Nov.
1942 - Pilot, No. 611 Squadron (Spitfires), May.
1943 Instructor, Fighter Leaders' School, Charmy Down, Jun.
1943 - Flight Commander, No. 548 Squadron (Spitfires), Darwin,
Australia, Nov.
1946 - No. 151 Squadron (Mosquito Night Fighters), Predannock.
1947 - No. 65 Squadron (Hornets), Linton-On-Ouse.
Wing in Apr; No. 22 Elementary Flying Training School in
- Served with Liverpool Scottish Regt, Territorial Army, and
the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders.
1941 - Entered RAFVR. Flying training with No. 2 Initial Training
Headquarters Fighter Command.
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1956 Commander, No. 29 Squadron, flying Meteor Night Fighters at
Tangmere, and Javelins at Acklington.
1958 - Student, Couxse No. 19, Joint Services Staff College.
1959 - Staff Officer, Operations (Atomic), Headquarters Allied
Forces, Northern Europe.
19G`0 - Deputy Director of Intelligence (3), Air Miinictry, London,
Aug.
1961 - Promoted to Group Capt, 1 Jan.
1963 - Officer Commanding, RAF Station, Finningley, Yorkshire, iiov.
1964 - Appointed Air Commodore (Intelligence), Defense
Intelligence Staff, Ministry of Defence, London, 1 Dec.
1965-Present - Deputy Director of Servi-ce Intelligence (Air), Dofcnce
Intelligence Staff, 23 Aug 1965. Promoted to Air
Commodore, 1 Jul 1965.