Sebastian Cox
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Mr Sebastian Cox, MA is the Head of the Air Historical Branch
(AHB) of the Royal Air Force
, a specialist archive and history unit based at RAF Northolt
, Middlesex
, which seeks to maintain and preserve the historical memory of the RAF and to develop and encourage "an informed understanding of RAF and air power history by providing accurate and timely advice to Ministers, the RAF, other government departments and the general public". He has worked at the AHB since 1984 and been its Head since May 1996.
Cox attended the King Edward School
in Bath. He is a graduate of Warwick University and King's College, London. He was curator of documents at the Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, before joining the Air Historical Branch as a researcher in 1984. He is the first civilian to serve as its Head.
A widely published scholar of British air power, Cox is one of the three directors of the Royal Air Force Centre for Air Power Studies
. He is a long-time member of the CAS Air Power Workshop
, a small working group of scholars and other theorists convened by the Chief of Air Staff (the head of the Royal Air Force). Cox was the Series Editor for Cass Studies in Air Power, a military history book series specialising in air power history
. He is also an edorial advisor for the Air Power Review (published by the Royal Air Force Centre for Air Power Studies
) and The Journal of Military History (Society for Military History
).
Air Historical Branch
The Air Historical Branch is the historical archive and records service of the Royal Air Force.First established in 1919, the AHB was responsible for creating the Official History of British Air Operations in the First World War....
(AHB) of the Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
, a specialist archive and history unit based at RAF Northolt
RAF Northolt
RAF Northolt is a Royal Air Force station situated in South Ruislip, east by northeast of Uxbridge in the London Borough of Hillingdon, West London. Approximately north of London Heathrow Airport, the station also handles a large number of private civil flights...
, Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex is one of the historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The low-lying county contained the wealthy and politically independent City of London on its southern boundary and was dominated by it from a very early time...
, which seeks to maintain and preserve the historical memory of the RAF and to develop and encourage "an informed understanding of RAF and air power history by providing accurate and timely advice to Ministers, the RAF, other government departments and the general public". He has worked at the AHB since 1984 and been its Head since May 1996.
Cox attended the King Edward School
King Edward's School, Bath
King Edward's School , Bath, Somerset, England is an independent school providing education for 950 pupils aged 3 to 18.The school is a member of The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference....
in Bath. He is a graduate of Warwick University and King's College, London. He was curator of documents at the Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, before joining the Air Historical Branch as a researcher in 1984. He is the first civilian to serve as its Head.
A widely published scholar of British air power, Cox is one of the three directors of the Royal Air Force Centre for Air Power Studies
Royal Air Force Centre for Air Power Studies
The Royal Air Force Centre for Air Power Studies is a Royal Air Force sponsored think tank which engages in the study of air power.The centre was launched on 23 August 2007 by Air Chief Marshal Sir Glenn Torpy, Chief of the Air Staff...
. He is a long-time member of the CAS Air Power Workshop
CAS Air Power Workshop
The Chief of the Air Staff's Air Power Workshop, sometimes known merely as the CAS Workshop, is a small working group of senior scholars and other theorists convened by the Chief of Air Staff, the professional head of the Royal Air Force...
, a small working group of scholars and other theorists convened by the Chief of Air Staff (the head of the Royal Air Force). Cox was the Series Editor for Cass Studies in Air Power, a military history book series specialising in air power history
Air power history
Air power history is the branch of military history that analyses and chronicles the activities of air forces as well as the other organisations, including the air branches of armies and navies, that undertake military aviation...
. He is also an edorial advisor for the Air Power Review (published by the Royal Air Force Centre for Air Power Studies
Royal Air Force Centre for Air Power Studies
The Royal Air Force Centre for Air Power Studies is a Royal Air Force sponsored think tank which engages in the study of air power.The centre was launched on 23 August 2007 by Air Chief Marshal Sir Glenn Torpy, Chief of the Air Staff...
) and The Journal of Military History (Society for Military History
Society for Military History
The Society for Military History is an United States-based international organization of scholars who research, write and teach military history of all time periods and places. It includes Naval history, air power history and studies of technology, ideas, and homefronts. It publishes the...
).