Iain McNicoll
Iain McNicoll | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 May 1953 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air |
FRAeS (born 3 May 1953) is a retired Royal Air Force officer. He was formerly Deputy Commander-in-Chief Operations, RAF Air Command
.
RAF career
Educated at the High School of Dundee and the University of Edinburgh, where he gained a Bachelor of Science, and having been in the East Lowlands Universities Air Squadron McNicoll joined the Royal Air Force Flying Branch in 1975.[1]
He was appointed Officer Commanding
1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.[1]
He became Director of Force Development in 2000,Air Officer Commanding No. 2 Group in 2005.[1] His last appointment was as Deputy Commander-in-Chief (Operations) at Air Command in 2007,[1] in which role he had to defend the airworthiness of his ageing aircraft,[2] before he retired in April 2010.
Personal life
He married Wendelien van den Biggelaar, a Dutch citizen, in 1980: they have one son and two daughters.[1]