Sir Patrick Bardon Hine was born on 14 July 1932 and is a former senior Royal Air Force commander.
19 Facts About Patrick Hine
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Patrick Hine was educated at Peter Symonds School in Winchester.
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Patrick Hine entered the RAF on a National Service commission as an acting pilot officer on probation on 22 March 1951, and was regraded as a pilot officer on 6 February 1952.
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Patrick Hine was commissioned as a pilot officer on 14 October 1952, and promoted to flying officer on 20 March 1953.
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Patrick Hine was appointed to a permanent commission in the RAF on 1 October 1953, in the rank of flying officer.
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Patrick Hine was promoted to flight lieutenant on 20 September 1956.
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Patrick Hine was awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air in the 1960 Birthday Honours List.
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Patrick Hine was promoted to squadron leader on 1 July 1962 and appointed Officer Commanding No 92 Squadron.
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Patrick Hine was made Senior Air Staff Officer at HQ RAF Germany in 1979.
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Patrick Hine was promoted to air vice-marshal on 1 January 1980 and was appointed Assistant Chief of the Air Staff at the Ministry of Defence the next year.
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Patrick Hine became Commander of the Second Tactical Air Force and Commander-in-Chief of RAF Germany in 1983.
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Patrick Hine was appointed Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Strike Command in 1988.
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Patrick Hine was promoted to a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath in the 1989 New Year Honours List.
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Patrick Hine was Joint Commander of all British forces during the Gulf War.
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Patrick Hine was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire in the 1991 Birthday Honours List.
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Patrick Hine retired from the RAF in 1991 and subsequently became a military advisor to British Aerospace from which he retired in April 1999.
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Two years earlier, in 1997, Patrick Hine was made the King of Arms of the Order of the British Empire, making him the herald to the Order of the British Empire.
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Patrick Hine had a prolific amateur golfing career and won the Carris Trophy and the Brabazon Trophy in 1949.
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Patrick Hine won the Hampshire County Championship in that year.