# Hector Daniel

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[Brigadier](/source/Brigadier) **Hector Cyril Daniel** (1898 – 28 December 1953)[2] was a [South African military commander](/source/List_of_South_African_military_chiefs). He served in the [Royal Air Force](/source/Royal_Air_Force) in [World War I](/source/World_War_I), becoming an ace with nine aerial victories,[3] and joined the [South African Air Force](/source/South_African_Air_Force) in 1923.

He was *Director of Air and Technical Services* (head of the SAAF) from 1937 until the outbreak of [World War II](/source/World_War_II) in 1939, when he was appointed *Officer Commanding SAAF Headquarters*. During the war, he was Inspector of the SAAF in 1940, senior SAAF officer in [East Africa](/source/East_Africa) from 1940 to 1941, and Air Officer Commanding 24 Group from 1941.[4]

Brigadier Daniel retired in 1953. He died by his own hand.[3]

## See also

- [List of South African military chiefs](/source/List_of_South_African_military_chiefs)
- [South African Air Force](/source/South_African_Air_Force)

## References

1. ["DANIEL Hector Cyril 1898-1953 :: DANIEL John -1974"](http://www.eggsa.org/library/main.php?g2_itemId=929263). Eggsa.org. 2003-03-07. Retrieved 2015-05-08.

1. Nöthling, C.J. & Meyers, E.M. (1982). ["Leaders through the years (1912-1982)"](http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/631). *Scientaria Militaria*. **12** (2): 91.

1. ["Hector Daniel"](http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/safrica/daniel.php). Theaerodrome.com. Retrieved 2015-05-08.

1. Uys, Ian (1992). [*South African Military Who's Who 1452-1992*](https://archive.org/details/southafricanmili0000uysi/page/57). Fortress Publishers. p. 57. ISBN 0-9583173-3-X.

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