Cecil Thomas (Ginger) Weir | |
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| Born | 2 April 1913 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | 5 August 1965 (aged 52) Washington, D.C., United States |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1933–1965 |
| Rank | Air Vice-Marshal |
| Service number | 33075 |
| Commands | Joint Warfare Establishment School of Land/Air Warfare No. 61 Squadron RAF |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Flying Cross King's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air Mentioned in Despatches (2) |
Air Vice-Marshal Cecil Thomas (Ginger) Weir, CB, CBE, DFC (2 April 1913 – 5 August 1965) was an officer in the Royal Air Force. During the Second World War he served in RAF Bomber Command. He was taken prisoner after his aircraft was hit by a bomb from another aircraft during a raid on the Osnabruck Canal in November 1944 and was imprisoned in Stalag Luft I. He was in charge of the Operation Buffalo British nuclear tests at Maralinga in Australia in 1956, and air task group commander for the Operation Grapple nuclear tests at Christmas Island in 1957. In 1963 he became the first commandant of the Joint Warfare Establishment.