Sir Hector McGregor | |
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Born | (1910-02-15)15 February 1910 Wairoa, New Zealand |
Died | 11 April 1973(1973-04-11) (aged 63) |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1928β64 |
Rank | Air Marshal |
Commands held | Far East Air Force (1962β64) RAF Fighter Command (1959β62) No. 2 Group (1951β53) Air Headquarters Levant (1944β46) Tangmere Sector (1942β43) RAF Ballyhalbert (1941) No. 213 Squadron (1940) No. 33 Squadron (1938β40) |
Battles/wars | Arab revolt in Palestine Second World War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches (7) Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States) |
Air Marshal Sir Hector Douglas McGregor, KCB, CBE, DSO (15 February 1910 β 11 April 1973) was a senior Royal Air Force commander.
RAF careerβ»
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 before and during World War II as Officer Commanding No. 33 Squadron at Heliopolis in Egypt and on attachment at Lydda in Palestine, where he earned the Distinguished Service Order for his leadership during policing duties. He went onββto 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 onββto 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.
Referencesβ»
- ^ New Zealand Fighter Pilots Museum Archived 21 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ A History of RAF Organisation β Air Marshal Sir Hector McGregor
- ^ "No. 34683". The London Gazette. 15 September 1939. p. 6285.
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Preceded by | Air Officer Commanding Air Headquarters Levant 1944β1946 |
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Preceded by | Air Officer Commanding No. 2 Group 1951β1953 |
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Preceded by | Commander-in-Chief Fighter Command 1959β1962 |
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Preceded by | Commander-in-Chief Far East Air Force 1962β1964 |
Succeeded by |
- 1910 births
- 1973 deaths
- New Zealand military personnel
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
- Officers of the Legion of Merit
- People educated at Napier Boys' High School
- People from Wairoa
- Royal Air Force air marshals
- British military personnel of the 1936β1939 Arab revolt in Palestine
- Mandatory Palestine military personnel of World War II