Sandy Hunter

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Sandy Hunter
Born (1939-03-08) 8 March 1939 (age 82)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Air Force
Years of service1962–93
RankAir Vice Marshal
Commands heldBritish Forces Cyprus (1990–93)
RAF Staff College, Bracknell (1989–90)
RAF Odiham (1981–83)
No. 18 Squadron (1978–81)
Battles/warsGulf War
AwardsCommander of the Order of the British Empire
Air Force Cross

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.

RAF career[]

Educated 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[]

  • 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[]

  • Hunter, Sandy (2014). The Valley Remembers. Upper Coquetdale Parish Council.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4081-1414-8
  2. ^ "Recognising the work of Sandy Hunter CBE". Morpeth Herald. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Senior Royal Air Force appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  4. ^ "No. 47549". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 1978. p. 6257.
  5. ^ "No. 48639". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 1981. p. 7.
  6. ^ "No. 49134". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 October 1982. p. 12857.
  7. ^ "No. 53576". The London Gazette. 2 February 1994. p. 1597.
Military offices
Preceded by
Derek Bryant 		Commandant of the RAF Staff College, Bracknell
1989–1990 		Succeeded by
Robert Peters
Preceded by
John Friedberger 		Commander British Forces Cyprus
1990–1993 		Succeeded by
Alexander Harley
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