| Sir Patrick Hine | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Paddy |
| Born | 14 July 1932 |
| Place of birth | Southampton, England |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1953–1991 |
| Rank | Air Chief Marshal |
| Commands held |
Strike Command Joint Commander British Forces Gulf War |
| Battles/wars |
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 (born 14 July 1932) is a former senior Royal Air Force commander. Most notably, he was joint commander of all British forces during the first Gulf War.
RAF career[]
Hine was born near Southampton, and was educated at Peter Symonds School in Winchester.[1] He was an amateur golfer, winning the 1949 Brabazon Trophy.[1] He entered the RAF on a National Service commission as an acting pilot officer on probation on 22 March 1951,[2] and was regraded as a pilot officer on 6 February 1952. He was commissioned as a pilot officer on 14 October 1952 (seniority from 6 February 1952),[3] and promoted to flying officer on 20 March 1953.[4] He was appointed to a permanent commission in the RAF on 1 October 1953, in the rank of flying officer.[5] As a junior officer, Hine flew the Gloster Meteor and then the Hawker Hunter.[1] He was promoted to flight lieutenant on 20 September 1956.[6] From 1957 to 1959 he performed on the Black Arrows, then the RAF’s aerobatics display team.[1] He was awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air in the 1960 Birthday Honours List.[7] He was promoted to squadron leader on 1 July 1962[8] and appointed Officer Commanding No. 92 Squadron.[1] On 1 January 1968, he was promoted to wing commander,[9] and was promoted to group captain on 1 January 1972.[10]
On 1 July 1975, he was promoted to air commodore[11] and was appointed Director of Public Relations for the RAF.[1] He was made Senior Air Staff Officer at HQ RAF Germany in 1979. He was promoted to air vice-marshal on 1 January 1980[12] and was appointed Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Policy) at the Ministry of Defence the next year.[1] He became Commander of the Second Tactical Air Force and Commander-in-Chief of RAF Germany in 1983.[1] Promoted to acting air marshal by June 1983, he was knighted with the KCB in the 1983 Birthday Honours List.[13]
Promoted to air chief marshal on 1 July 1985,[14] he became Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff that year.[1] In late 1987 he was appointed Air Member for Supply and Organisation.[15]
Hine was appointed Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Strike Command in 1988.[16] He was promoted to a GCB in the 1989 New Year Honours List.[17]
He was Joint Commander of all British forces during the first Gulf War.He was the officer who allowed experimental vaccines on the forces during the gulf war. He was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire, Military Division (GBE) in the 1991 Birthday Honours List.[18]
Hine retired from the RAF in 1991 and subsequently became a military advisor to British Aerospace from which he retired in April 1999.[1] Two years earlier, in 1997, Hine was made the King of Arms of the Order of the British Empire, making him the herald to the Order of the British Empire.[19]
Family[]
He is married to Jill; they have three sons.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Air University biography
- ↑ London Gazette, 11 May 1951
- ↑ London Gazette, 13 January 1953
- ↑ London Gazette, 24 March 1953
- ↑ London Gazette, 5 January 1954
- ↑ London Gazette, 2 October 1956
- ↑ London Gazette, 11 June 1960
- ↑ London Gazette, 3 July 1962
- ↑ London Gazette, 2 January 1968
- ↑ London Gazette, 4 January 1972
- ↑ London Gazette, 1 July 1975
- ↑ London Gazette, 19 February 1980
- ↑ London Gazette, 11 June 1983
- ↑ London Gazette, 16 July 1985
- ↑ "No. 51136". 30 November 1987. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/51136/page/
- ↑ "No. 51460". 5 September 1988. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/51460/page/
- ↑ London Gazette, 31 December 1988
- ↑ "No. 52588". 28 June 1991. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/52588/page/
- ↑ Sir Patrick Hine is new R&A Captain European Tour, 6 May 2010
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