David Hawkins (RAF officer)

David Hawkins
David Hawkins-Leth (right) and his wife Karen, called Dede, together with Dieter A. Borer, a Swiss diplomat, at the Mosimann's Club in London in 1997. Photo taken by Anton Mosimann
Other name(s)David Hawkins-Leth
Born(1937-04-05)5 April 1937
Streatham, South London, England
Died31 January 2019(2019-01-31) (aged 81)
London, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchRoyal Air Force
Years of service1955–1993
RankAir vice-marshal
Service number2767499
CommandsNo. 37 Squadron RAF Regiment (1971–74)
RAF Regiment (1991–93)

Air-Vice Marshal David Richard Hawkins CB, LVO, MBE, DL (5 April 1937 – 31 January 2019), also known as David Hawkins-Leth, was a senior Royal Air Force officer who commanded the Royal Air Force Regiment in the 1990s. After his RAF service, he became an usher for Black Rod and a Deputy Lord Lieutenant for Greater London.