Allan Hesketh
Allan Hesketh | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 July 1899 |
| Died | 9 March 1973 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1918–1954 |
| Rank | Air Vice Marshal |
| Commands | No. 150 Squadron No. 53 Base No. 54 Base No. 3 Group No. 23 Group |
| Battles / wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Flying Cross |
Air Vice Marshal Allan Hesketh, CB, CBE, DFC (5 July 1899 – 9 March 1973) was a senior Royal Air Force officer.
RAF career
[edit]Hesketh was commissioned into the Royal Air Force on 13 September 1918 during the First World War.[1] He became officer commanding, No. 150 Squadron in March 1939[2] and served in the Second World War as base commander of No. 53 Base and then as base commander of No. 54 Base.[2]
After the war he became Senior Air Staff Officer, No. 3 Group in December 1945, air attaché in Nanjing in October 1946 and Air Officer Commanding, No. 3 Group in December 1948.[3] He went on to be Air Officer Commanding, No. 23 Group in September 1951[4] and Air Officer Commanding, Headquarters, RAF Flying Training Command in April 1952 before retiring in July 1954.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "No. 30905". The London Gazette. 17 September 1918. p. 11097.
- ^ a b c "Air Vice Marshal A. Hesketh". Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "Air Notes". Royal United Services Institution. Journal. 94 (573): 142–152. 1949. doi:10.1080/03071844909424022. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "Senior RAF appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 28 June 2020.