Eric Macey began his RAF career flying the Hunter fighter but, after the 1957 Sandy’s Defence White Paper that severely reduced the fighter force, he transferred to the V-Force, which was entering service. Initially he flew the Valiant in the air-to-air refuelling role, which included the first non-stop flight to Singapore. He then converted to the Vulcan , an aircraft that dominated the rest of his flying career. He commanded 101 Squadron, was the chief instructor at the Vulcan OCU and then commanded RAF Waddington with three Vulcan squadrons. His later career took him to RAF Germany as the senior air staff officer, before becoming Commandant at the RAF College Cranwell. His final appointment was in MoD as the Director General Training.

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