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Neill Ogilvie-Forbes
Born12 December 1900
Aberdeen, Scotland
Died6 February 1990 (1990-02-07) (aged 89)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch Royal Air Force
Years of service1922–1952
RankAir Vice Marshal
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire

Air Vice Marshal Neill Charles Ogilvie-Forbes OBE (12 December 1900 – 6 February 1990) was a senior Royal Air Force officer who became Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Intelligence).

RAF career

Educated at the Oratory School and Trinity College, Cambridge, [1] Neill Ogilvie-Forbes joined the Royal Air Force in 1922.[2] He became a flight commander with No. 13 Squadron in April 1933.[2] He served in the Second World War on secondment to the Royal Iraqi Air Force from January 1939, on the Air Staff at Headquarters No. 15 Group from April 1941 and as Deputy Director of Operations (Naval Co-operation) from February 1942.[2]

After the War he served as air attaché in Brussels from September 1945, as air attaché in Moscow from April 1948 and as Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Intelligence) at the Air Ministry from January 1950 before retiring in July 1952.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Air Vice Marshal Neill C. Ogilvie-Forbes O.B.E". Eagles and Lions. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "Air Vice Marshal N C Ogilvie-Forbes". Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
Military offices
Preceded by Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Intelligence)
1950–1952
Succeeded by