Air Marshal Ian Macfadyen (C2 1955-60)

House	C2
Years at Marlborough	1955-60
Committee Member Title	Past President

Air Marshal Ian Macfadyen (C2 1955-60), CB, OBE, FRAeS, was Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man from 2000 to 2005 following a successful career in the Royal Air Force.

Ian Macfadyen joined the RAF College at Cranwell, in Lincolnshire, in 1960 and graduated with the Sword of Honour. His flying career included service as a fighter pilot in the United Kingdom and Germany, and he also served as a flying instructor and member of a formation aerobatic team. After flying in the Falkland Islands for eight months and two spells in the Ministry of Defence in London dealing with research and new equipment for all three services, he was appointed Chief of Staff to General Sir Peter de La Billiere in the British Headquarters in Riyadh during the first Gulf War. He later served as Commander of all British Forces in the Gulf region. Promoted to Air Marshal in 1994, he spent 4 years as Director General of the Al Yamamah project in Riyadh, the world’s largest defence contract.

Ian Macfadyen retired from the RAF in February 1999 and became Chairman of Trustees of the RAF Museum. His other charitable work has included Chairman of the Prince’s Trust in the Isle of Man, and also the Golden Jubilee Trust, which aims to promote better citizenship within the Island.

He is now involved with the preservation of the history of Bentley Priory in North London, and is also Chairman of Trustees of the Geoffrey de Havilland Flying Foundation. He is currently the National President of the Royal British Legion, and an Honorary Air Commodore in the Royal Auxiliary Air Force.

He was President of the Marlburian Club during 2007-08.