- Patrick Hine
Infobox Military Person |name=Sir Patrick Hine
lived=1932-
placeofbirth=Southampton ,England
placeofdeath=
caption=
nickname=Paddy
allegiance= flag|United Kingdom
branch= air force|United Kingdom
serviceyears=1954–1991
rank=Air Chief Marshal
commands=Strike Command
Joint Commander British Forces Gulf War
battles=Falklands War Gulf War
awards=Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Air Chief Marshal Sir Patrick "Paddy" Bardon Hine GCB, GBE (born14 July ,1932 ) is a former seniorRoyal Air Force commander.Flying career
Hine was born near
Southampton , England and was educated at Peter Symonds School inWinchester . He was an amateurgolf er, winning the 1949Brabazon Trophy . [ [http://www.au.af.mil/au/goe/eagle_bios/1999/hine_1999.asp Air University biography] ]As a junior officer, Hine flew the
Gloster Meteor and then theHawker Hunter . From 1957 to 1959 he performed on theBlack Arrows , then the RAF’s aerobatics display team. Later in his military career, he served asVice Chief of the Defence Staff and Air Officer Commanding-in-ChiefStrike Command . He was Joint Commander of all British forces during the firstGulf War .Later career
Hine retired from the RAF in 1991 and subsequently became a military advisor to
British Aerospace from which he retired in April 1999.References
External links
* [http://www.rafweb.org/Cmd_H4.htm Air of Authority: A History of RAF Organisation]
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