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Air Vice-Marshal Malcolm Henderson CB CIE CBE DSO RAF (1 June 1891 – 7 March 1978) was a World War I pilot and a senior commander in the Royal Air Force during World War II. Henderson began World War I as an army private, in the London Scottish battalion, but was commissioned into the Seaforth Highlanders in 1915〔(Supplement to the London Gazette, 8 March 1915 )〕 and seconded to the Royal Flying Corps. In 1916 he was awarded the DSO. The citation read: Second Lieutenant (temporary Lieutenant) Malcolm Henderson, 4th (Ross Highland) Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's), Territorial Force, and Royal Flying Corps. Later that year the French government awarded him the Croix de guerre.〔( Supplement to the London Gazette, 9 December 1916 )〕 In the 1920s he spent some years in Egypt, commanding first 216 Squadron (with DH.10 aircraft) and then 47 Squadron (with DH.9As). He was Air Officer Commanding No. 14 (Fighter) Group during the Battle of Britain. ==References== *(Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - Air Vice-Marshal M Henderson ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Malcolm Henderson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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