| Honorific Prefix: | Brigadier |
| Hector Cyril Daniel | |
| Birth Date: | 1898 10, df=yes |
| Death Date: | [1] |
| Birth Place: | Senekal, Orange Free State, South Africa |
| Death Place: | Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa |
| Serviceyears: | 19141917 |
| Rank: | Brigadier |
| Battles: | |
| Relations: | Brigadier John Daniel SAAF (Brother) |
Brigadier Hector Cyril Daniel (189828 December 1953)[2] was a South African military commander. He served in the Royal Air Force in World War I, becoming an ace with nine aerial victories,[3] and joined the South African Air Force in 1923.
He was (head of the SAAF) from 1937 until the outbreak of World War II in 1939, when he was appointed . During the war, he was Inspector of the SAAF in 1940, senior SAAF officer in East Africa from 1940 to 1941, and Air Officer Commanding 24 Group from 1941.[4]
Brigadier Daniel retired in 1953. He died by his own hand.[3]