Patrick Hine

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Sir Patrick Hine
1932-
Nickname	Paddy
Place of birth	Southampton, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1954–1991
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.

[edit] Flying career

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 the Defence Staff and Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Strike Command. He was Joint Commander of all British forces during the first Gulf War.

[edit] Later career

Hine retired from the RAF in 1991 and subsequently became a military advisor to British Aerospace from which he retired in April 1999.

[edit] References

• Air of Authority: A History of RAF Organisation

Military offices
Vacant Title last held by Sir Peter Herbert	Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff 1987 – 1988	Succeeded by Sir Richard Vincent
Preceded by Sir Peter Harding	Commander-in-Chief Strike Command 1988 – 1989	Succeeded by Sir Michael Graydon
Heraldic offices
Preceded by Sir Anthony Morton	King of Arms of the Order of the British Empire 1997 – present	Incumbent