George Innes | |
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Birth name | George Innes |
Born | Musselburgh, East Lothian | 26 November 1923
Died | 11 January 2015 Dorset | (aged 91)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1943–1978 |
Rank | Air Commodore |
Service number | 193292 |
Unit | Special Investigation Branch |
Commands | RAF Police |
Battles / wars | World War II Cold War |
Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Air Commodore George Innes CBE (26 November 1923 – 11 January 2015) was a Royal Air Force officer, former RAF Provost Marshal and head of RAF counter intelligence who helped expose a Soviet spy in 1968 and was security officer for the British nuclear tests conducted at Christmas Island.[1]