Air Vice-Marshal Harold Hawkins | |
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Born | Toowoomba, Australia | 18 February 1921
Died | March 13, 1988 South Africa | (aged 67)
Service/ | Royal Australian Air Force (1941–1945) Royal Rhodesian Air Force (1947–1969) |
Commands | Royal Rhodesian Air Force (1965–1969) |
Battles/wars | World War II Rhodesian Bush War |
Other work | Rhodesian Accredited Diplomatic Representative to South Africa (1969-1980) |
Air Vice-Marshal Harold Hawkins CBE AFC ICD GLM (18 February 1921 – 13 March 1988) was an Australian-born air force officer and diplomat. He served in the Royal Australian Air Force between 1941 and 1945. He enlisted in what became the Royal Rhodesian Air Force in 1947, and was its commander from 1965 to 1969. Hawkins subsequently became the Rhodesian Accredited Diplomatic Representative to South Africa until 1980.