Leslie Mavor

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Air Marshal Sir Leslie Deane Mavor (1916–1991), KCB AFC OStJ FRAeS DL, was a senior Royal Air Force officer.

Born 1916, and educated in Aberdeen. Sir Leslie served in the RAF from 1935–1973.

Mavor was trained at the School of Army Co-operation, and was then posted to No 31 Squadron, which at the time was based in Lahore in India. Mavor received the Air Force Cross for Army Co-Operation and Transport operations which he performed with his squadron in India, the Middle East and Burma.

In 1959 he became Officer Commanding, RAF Lindholme. In 1961 he became Director of Air Staff Briefing, and in 1964 attended the Imperial Defence College.

On graduation he became Air Officer Commanding No 38 Group. In 1966 he was moved to Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Policy).

On promotion to Air Marshal in 1969 he was appointed Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Training Command.

He retired from the Royal Air Force in 1973.

Sir Leslie was appointed Principal of the Home Office Home Defence College. Retiring as Principal in 1980 he continued in the new post of Co-ordinator of Voluntary Effort in Civil Defence until 1984.

He was made a KCB January 1, 1970 (CB June 13, 1964), received the Air Force Cross January 1, 1942, OStJ 30 January 1966.

He was a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, and was appointed DL of North Yorkshire 24 May 1976. He died in 1991.