Allan Hesketh

Hesketh was commissioned into the Royal Air Force on 13 September 1918 during the First World War.^[1] He became officer commanding, No. 150 Squadron in March 1939^[2] and served in the Second World War as base commander of No. 53 Base and then as base commander of No. 54 Base.^[2]

After the war he became Senior Air Staff Officer, No. 3 Group in December 1945, air attaché in Nanjing in October 1946 and Air Officer Commanding, No. 3 Group in December 1948.^[3] He went on to be Air Officer Commanding, No. 23 Group in September 1951^[4] and Air Officer Commanding, Headquarters, RAF Flying Training Command in April 1952 before retiring in July 1954.^[2]