Patrick Hine

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Sir Patrick Hine
1932-
Place of birth	Southampton, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Years of service	1954-1991
Rank	Air Chief Marshal
Commands	Vice Chief of Defence Staff Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Strike Command Joint Commander British Forces Gulf War
Battles/wars	Falklands War Gulf War
Awards	Knight or Dame Grand Cross 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.

Patrick Hine was born near Southampton, England in 1932 and was educated at Peter Symonds School in Winchester.

As a junior officer, Hine flew the Gloster Meteor and then the Hawker Hunter. From 1957 to 1959 he performed on the Black Arrows, then the RAF’s aerobatics display team. Later in his military career, he served as Vice Chief of Defence Staff and Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Strike Command. He was Joint Commander of all British forces during the first Gulf War. Hine retired from the RAF in 1991 and subsequently became a military advisor to British Aerospace from which he retired in April 1999.

Military Offices
Preceded by Sir Peter Harding	Commander-in-Chief Strike Command 1988–1989	Succeeded by Sir Michael Graydon
Honorary Titles
Preceded by Sir Anthony Morton	King of Arms of the Order of the British Empire 1997–present	Succeeded by Incumbent