Ernest HEY,

CB 1967 CBE 1963;

 

  • Born 29 Nov. 1912 Plymouth, Devon, UK;

  • Educ. Syd. Tech. High Sch and Syd. Univ.;

  • Joined RAAF as air cadet 1934;

  • Served 3 Sqn 1935;

  • Flying instr Pt. Cook 1936;

  • RAF Offrs' Engineering Sch 1936-38; i/c workshops 1 AD 1938-40;

  • Staff Offr (Airframes) RAAF HQ 1940;

  • Dep. Dir. Tech. Services 1942-43;

  • Engineering Rep. Washington 1943-45;

  • CO 2AD 1946-47;

  • Dir. of Tech. Services 1947-54;

  • Member of Aircraft Mission to UK & USA 1954-55;

  • AOC Maint. Comd 1956-57;

  • Attended Imperial Defence Coll., London, 1957;

  • Attached to UK Air Ministry & Ministry of Supply 1958;

  • LO to Air Materiel Comd USAF 1958-59;

  • Air Member for Tech. Services 1960-72 (retd.);

  • Died. 31 May 2006, Canberra.