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Sir Donald Hall
Born (1930-11-11)November 11, 1930
Died January 12, 1999(1999-01-12) (aged 68)
Allegiance Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Ensign of the Royal Air Force Royal Air Force
Years of service 1952–1986
Rank Air Marshal
Commands held No. 111 Squadron
Empire Test Pilots' School
RAF Akrotiri
No. 11 Group
No. 38 Group
Awards Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Air Force Cross

Air Marshal Sir Donald Percy Hall KCB CBE AFC (11 November 1930 - 12 January 1999) was a Royal Air Force officer who became Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Operational Requirements).

Flying career[]

Educated at Hull Grammar School and the Royal Air Force College Cranwell, Hall was commissioned into the Royal Air Force in 1952.[1] He became Officer Commanding No. 111 Squadron in 1966.[2] He went on to be Junior Members Co-ordinator at the Imperial Defence College in 1968, Officer Commanding the Empire Test Pilots' School in 1971 and Station Commander of RAF Akrotiri in 1973.[2] After that, he became Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters No. 11 Group in 1975, Air Officer Commanding No. 11 Group in March 1977 and Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Operational Requirements) in September 1977.[2] He went on to be Air Officer Commanding No. 38 Group in 1980 and Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Systems) in 1983 before retiring in 1986.[2]

In retirement he became Deputy Chairman of GEC-Marconi.[3]

Family[]

In 1953 he married Joyce Warburton; they had two daughters.[3]

References[]

  1. Air Marshal Sir Donald Hall Herald Scotland, 19 January 1999
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Air Marshal Sir Donald Hall Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
  3. 3.0 3.1 Debrett's People of Today 1994
Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Maurice Johnston
Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Systems)
1983–1986
Succeeded by
Sir Jeremy Black
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