Neil Wheeler
| Sir Neil Wheeler | |
|---|---|
| Born |
8 July 1917 Pretoria, South Africa |
| Died | 9 January 2009 (aged 91) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1935–76 |
| Rank | Air Chief Marshal |
| Commands held |
Air Member for Supply and Organisation (1970–73) Far East Air Force (1969–70) RAF Laarbruch (1959–61) RAF Kuala Lumpur (1948–49) No. 236 Squadron (1942–43) |
| Battles/wars |
Second World War Malayan Emergency |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Distinguished Flying Cross & Bar Air Force Cross |
| Relations | Major General Norman Wheeler (brother) General Sir Roger Wheeler (nephew) |
| Other work | Director of Rolls Royce (1977–82) Director of Flight Refuelling (Holdings) |
Air Chief Marshal Sir Henry Neil George Wheeler, GCB, CBE, DSO, DFC & Bar, AFC (8 July 1917 – 9 January 2009) was a senior Royal Air Force (RAF) officer.
Educated St Helen's College in Southsea and the Royal Air Force College Cranwell, Wheeler was commissioned into the RAF in 1935. He served with Bomber Command from 1937 and then spent part of the Second World War as Officer Commanding No. 236 Squadron in Fighter Command before going to the RAF Staff College and US Army Staff College in 1943.
After the war he joined the Directing Staff at the RAF Staff College and then transferred to the Far East Air Force in 1947. He was posted to the Directing Staff at the Joint Services Staff College in 1949 and to Bomber Command in 1951 before going to the Air Ministry in 1953. He was appointed Assistant Commandant at the RAF College in 1957 and Officer Commanding RAF Laarbruch in 1959. He attended the Imperial Defence College in 1961 and then served in the Ministry of Defence from 1961. He became Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters RAF Germany (2 Tactical Air Force) in 1963 and Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Operational Requirements) in 1966. He was made Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Operational Requirements) in 1967 and Commander of the Far East Air Force in 1969. He was Air Member for Supply and Organisation at the Ministry of Defence from 1970 and then Controller of Aircraft at the Procurement Executive from 1973.
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