Stewart Menaul | |
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 Air Vice Marshal Stewart Menaul in the 1960s | |
| Nickname(s) | Paddy |
| Born | 17 June 1915 |
| Died | 22 May 1987 (aged 71) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1931–1968 |
| Rank | Air Vice Marshal |
| Commands | Joint Services Staff College (1965–68) RAF Lindholme (1957–59) RAF Upwood (1944–46) RAF Graveley (1943–44) RAF Gransden Lodge (1943) No. 15 Squadron RAF (1942–43) |
| Battles / wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Flying Cross Air Force Cross Mentioned in Despatches (5) |
Air Vice Marshal Stewart William Blacker Menaul, CB, CBE, DFC, AFC (17 June 1915 – 22 May 1987) was an officer in the Royal Air Force (RAF). During the Second World War he served in RAF Bomber Command with the elite Pathfinder Force. After the war he participated in the British nuclear weapons tests in Australia, and was on board the Vickers Valiant that dropped Britain's first atomic bomb on 11 October 1956 during Operation Buffalo.