Peter Stockwell

Air Vice Marshal Peter James Stockwell, ONZM, AFC is a retired senior Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) commander and former Chief of Air Force.[1]

Peter Stockwell
Stockwell in 2013
Nickname(s)Stocky
AllegianceNew Zealand
Service/branchRoyal New Zealand Air Force
Years of service1973–2014
RankAir Vice Marshal
Commands heldChief of Air Force
Joint Forces New Zealand
No. 40 Squadron RNZAF
AwardsOfficer of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Air Force Cross

Career

Stockwell joined the RNZAF in January 1973 as a navigator. On the completion of his navigator training, Stockwell was posted to No. 1 Squadron, which flew the B170 Bristol Freighter at that time. He later held flying posts on No. 41 Squadron RNZAF based in Singapore and No. 40 Squadron RNZAF based at RNZAF Base Auckland at Whenuapai.[1]

On 1 May 2011, Stockwell was appointed Chief of Air Force in succession to Air Vice Marshal Graham Lintott.[2] Stockwell's tenure ended on 1 May 2014, at which point he retired from the RNZAF following 41 years of service. Stockwell went on to become CTC Aviation's (now L3Harris) managing director.[3]

Stockwell was awarded the Air Force Cross in the 1995 Queen's Birthday Honours.[4] In the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the New Zealand Defence Force.[5]

References
  1. "Chief of Air Force". New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
  2. http://www.airforce.mil.nz/operations/airforce-news/124/new-caf.htm
  3. Wilson, Lib (2 June 2014). "'Out of the blue' honour for former air force chief". Waikato Times. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  4. "Queen's Birthday honours list 1995". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  5. "Queen's Birthday honours list 2014". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
Military offices
Preceded by
Air Vice Marshal Graham Lintott		 Chief of Air Force
2011–2014		 Succeeded by
Air Vice Marshal Mike Yardley
Preceded by
Major General Rhys Jones		 Commander Joint Forces New Zealand
2009–2011		 Succeeded by
Major General Dave Gawn


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