| Malcolm Henderson | |
| Birth Date: | 1 June 1891 |
| Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
| Branch: | British Army (1909–18) Royal Air Force (1918–45) |
| Serviceyears: | 1909–45 |
| Rank: | Air Vice Marshal |
| Commands: | No. 12 Group (1943–44) No. 13 Group (1942–43) No. 14 Group (1940–42) No. 47 Squadron (1922–26) No. 216 Squadron (1921–22) |
| Battles: | First World War Second World War |
| Awards: | Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches Croix de guerre (France) |
Air Vice Marshal Malcolm Henderson, (1 June 1891 – 7 March 1978) was a Royal Flying Corps pilot during the First World War and a senior commander in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.
Henderson began the First World War as an army private, in the London Scottish battalion, but was commissioned into the Seaforth Highlanders in 1915[1] and seconded to the Royal Flying Corps. In 1916 he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order. The citation read:
Later that year the French government awarded him the Croix de guerre.[2]
In the 1920s he spent some years in Egypt, commanding first 216 Squadron (with Airco DH.10 Amiens aircraft) and then No. 47 Squadron (with DH.9As).
He was Air Officer Commanding No. 14 (Fighter) Group during the Battle of Britain.
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