Graham Lintott
Template:Infobox Military Person Air Vice Marshal Graham Brian Lintott, Template:Postnominals (born 29 March 1955) is a retired senior commander in the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) and former Chief of Air Force.[1] He is now the Managing Director of Strategy and Business Development for Lockheed Martin's New Zealand operation.[2]
Early life[edit | edit source]
Lintott was born in Canterbury, New Zealand, on 29 March 1955, the only son of three children to Brian, a school teacher, and Heather Lintott. When Graham was aged four, the family moved to Ruakiwi, a small regional town northwest of Hamilton, where the Lintott children were educated at the local school by their father. The family later relocated to Huinga, Taranaki, before returning to Hamilton where Lintott attended Hamilton Boys' High School from 1968. Aged 15, Lintott began flying lessons through the Waikato Aero Club after winning $700 in the Golden Kiwi.[3][4]
Career[edit | edit source]
Lintott joined the RNZAF in 1973 and graduated from pilot training in 1975. He completed the Basic Sioux Helicopter Course and the Bell UH-1 Iroquois Course, before completing tours with No. 3 Squadron RNZAF and RNZAF Support Unit Singapore.[1]
In the 1980s, Lintott was a member of the RNZAF Red Checkers formation aerobatics team.
References[edit | edit source]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chief of Air Force. New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 2009-07-11 from link
- ↑ Retired RNZAF Air Vice-Marshal Graham Lintott to Head Lockheed Martin New Zealand. Retrieved from www.lockheedmartin.com Retrieved 2017-12-20.
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- ↑ 2012 Hall of Fame Inductees. Hamilton Boys' High School. Retrieved 2014-06-08 from link
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