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Sir Ranald Reid
Born(1893-10-25)25 October 1893
Ardeer, Scotland
Died19 May 1991(1991-05-19) (aged 97)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army (1914–18)
Royal Air Force (1918–46)
Years of service1914–1946
RankAir Vice Marshal
Commands heldWest Africa (1944–46)
No. 54 Group (1943–44)
British Forces Aden (1938–41)
RAF Halton (1936–38)
RAF Upper Heyford (1935–36)
RAF Spitalgate (1925–27)
No. 99 Squadron (1924–25)
No. 47 Squadron (1920)
No. 206 Squadron (1919)
No. 211 Squadron (1918–19)
No. 1 Flying Training School (1917–18)
No. 18 Squadron (1917)
Battles/warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Military Cross & Bar
Mentioned in Despatches

Air Vice Marshal Sir George Ranald MacFarlane Reid, KCB, DSO, MC & Bar (25 October 1893 – 19 May 1991), known as Sir Ranald Reid, was a Scottish senior officer of the Royal Air Force. He began his career in aviation in the First World War with the Royal Flying Corps after transferring from the Black Watch. He rose through a series of command positions in the RAF to become a consequential participant in the Second World War.

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