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Allegiance
  
United Kingdom

Died
  
April 11, 1973

Rank
  
Air marshal

Name
  
Hector McGregor

Service/branch
  
Battles/wars
  
Battles and wars
  
World War II

Years of service
  
1928–1964


Hector McGregor Sir Hector McGregor Comes Home Gisborne Photo News No 102

Commands held
  
No. 33 SquadronNo. 213 SquadronRAF BallyhalbertTangmere SectorAir Headquarters LevantNo. 2 GroupRAF Fighter CommandFar East Air Force

Awards
  
Order of the Bath, Order of the British Empire, Distinguished Service Order

Air Marshal Sir Hector Douglas McGregor, (15 February 1910 – 11 April 1973) was a senior Royal Air Force commander.

RAF career

Born in New Zealand and educated at Napier Boys' High School, McGregor joined the Royal Air Force in 1928 he served as a pilot but in 1931 he attended the Aircraft Engineering Course and he subsequently undertook several engineering-related tours. He served in World War II as Officer Commanding No. 33 Squadron at Heliopolis in Egypt and then at Lydda in Palestine where he earned the Distinguished Service Order for his leadership during policing duties. He went on to be Officer Commanding No. 213 Squadron at RAF Biggin Hill in 1940, Station Commander at RAF Ballyhalbert in 1941 and then Senior Air Service Officer at No. 82 Group later the same year before being made Officer Commanding, Tangmere Sector in 1942. He became Deputy Director, Operations, Intelligence and Plans at Headquarters Mediterranean Air Command in 1943 and Air Officer Commanding Air Headquarters Levant in 1944.

After the War he became Air Officer Commanding No. 2 Group in 1951 before being appointed Director of Guided Missile Development at the Ministry of Supply in 1953. He went on to be Assistant Controller, Aircraft at the Ministry of Supply in 1956, Chief of Staff (Air Defence) at Headquarters SHAPE in 1957 and Commander-in-Chief of Fighter Command in 1959. His last appointment was as Commander-in-Chief of the Far East Air Force in 1962 before he retired in 1964.

In retirement McGregor became Chairman of the New Zealand News Consultative Board in 1964.

References

Hector McGregor Wikipedia


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