Henry Cave-Browne-Cave
| Henry Meyrick Cave-Browne-Cave | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1 February 1887 Streatham, Surrey |
| Died | 5 August 1965 (aged 78) Southampton, Hampshire |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
|
| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy (1903–18) Royal Air Force (1918–40) |
| Years of service | 1903–1940 |
| Rank | Air Vice Marshal |
| Commands held |
No. 25 Group (1938–39) No. 16 Group (1937–38) RAF College Cranwell (1934–36) RAF Singapore (1930) No. 205 Squadron (1929–30) Far East Flight (1927–29) |
| Battles/wars |
First World War Second World War |
| Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Distinguished Flying Cross |
Air Vice Marshal Henry Meyrick Cave-Browne-Cave CB, DSO, DFC (1 February 1887 – 5 August 1965) was an engineering officer in the Royal Naval Air Service during the First World War and senior commander in the Royal Air Force during the 1930s.
He was prominent in the development of seaplanes and, following the armistice, flying boats. In 1927 he led crews in four flying boats, the Far East Flight, from England around Australia and then up to Hong Kong. His career was cut short by a serious flying accident in January 1939 so until 1945 he was appointed Air Liaison Officer to the Regional Commission for Scotland.
Henry Cave-Browne-Cave was the younger son of Thomas (later Sir Thomas) Cave-Browne-Cave CB (1835–1924), Deputy Accountant-General of the War Office, and Blanche Matilda Mary Ann Milton and much younger brother of the mathematicians Beatrice Mabel Cave-Browne-Cave and Frances Cave-Browne-Cave. The elder brother, Wing Commander Thomas Reginald Cave-Brown-Cave (1885-1964), also served with distinction in the Royal Air Force but initially in airships.
Son of a senior administrative official in the Army, born and raised on the north side of Streatham Common, he was educated at Dulwich College in London, became an engineering student in the Royal Navy in 1903 and was promoted to Engineer sub-lieutenant in 1907.
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