Air Vice Marshal Alexander Freeland Cairns "Sandy" Hunter, CBE, AFC, DL (born 8 March 1939) is a former Royal Air Force officer who served as Commandant of the RAF Staff College, Bracknell.
Sandy Hunter | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 March 1939 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1962–93 |
| Rank | Air Vice Marshal |
| Commands | British Forces Cyprus (1990–93) RAF Staff College, Bracknell (1989–90) RAF Odiham (1981–83) No. 18 Squadron (1978–81) |
| Battles / wars | Gulf War |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Air Force Cross |
RAF career
editEducated at Aberdeen Grammar School and the University of Aberdeen, Hunter joined the Royal Air Force in 1962.[1] After a tour as assistant air attaché in the British embassy in Moscow,[2] he became Officer Commanding No. 18 Squadron in 1978, Station Commander at RAF Odiham in 1981 and Group Captain Plans at Strike Command in 1983.[1] He went on to be Director of Public Relations for the RAF in 1987, Commandant of the RAF Staff College, Bracknell in 1989[3] and Commander of British Forces Cyprus and Administrator of the Sovereign Base Areas in 1990 before retiring in 1993.[1]
Honours and awards
edit- 3 June 1978 – Squadron Leader Alexander Freeland Cairns Hunter (2620410) is awarded the Air Force Cross in the Queen's Birthday Honours.[4]
- 13 June 1981 – Wing Commander Alexander Freeland Cairns Hunter, AFC (2620410) is appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Queen's Birthday Honours.[5]
- 8 October 1982 – Group Captain Alexander Freeland Cairns Hunter, OBE, AFC, is promoted to be a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in recognition of service within the operations in the South Atlantic.[6]
- 2 February 1994 – Appointed an Officer of the Venerable Order of Saint John.[7]
Works
edit- Hunter, Sandy (2014). The Valley Remembers. Upper Coquetdale Parish Council.
References
edit- ^ a b c Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4081-1414-8
- ^ "Recognising the work of Sandy Hunter CBE". Morpeth Herald. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ "Senior Royal Air Force appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ "No. 47549". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 1978. p. 6257.
- ^ "No. 48639". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 1981. p. 7.
- ^ "No. 49134". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 October 1982. p. 12857.
- ^ "No. 53576". The London Gazette. 2 February 1994. p. 1597.