John Noble MacKenzie

John MacKenzie
MacKenzie in the cockpit of a North American Harvard trainer aircraft, 1943
Born	(1914-08-11)11 August 1914 Goodwood, Otago, New Zealand
Died	28 March 1993(1993-03-28) (aged 78) Balclutha, New Zealand
Allegiance	New Zealand
Service/branch	Royal Air Force (1937–1944); (1946–1957) Royal New Zealand Air Force (1944–1945)
Rank	Squadron leader
Commands	No. 64 Squadron No. 14 Squadron
Battles/wars	Second World War Operation Dynamo Battle of Britain Malayan campaign
Awards	Distinguished Flying Cross

John Noble MacKenzie, DFC (11 August 1914 – 28 March 1993) was a New Zealand flying ace of the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. He was officially credited with the destruction of nine enemy aircraft.

Born in Otago in New Zealand, MacKenzie joined the RAF in 1937 on a short service commission. After completing his flight training, he was posted to No. 41 Squadron where he flew Hawker Furys and then Supermarine Spitfires. He flew several patrols covering the beaches at Dunkirk during Operation Dynamo and then fought in the Battle of Britain, during which he destroyed several German aircraft. He was later sent to Singapore to join No. 488 Squadron, raised to strengthen the aerial defences of British Malaya. The squadron flew extensively during the Japanese invasion of British Malaya but was eventually evacuated to Australia. Mackenzie then commanded No. 14 Squadron before returning to the United Kingdom in mid-1943. He transferred to the Royal New Zealand Air Force in 1944, briefly commanded No. 64 Squadron, and finished the war in New Zealand. He later rejoined the RAF, serving in a number of training posts until his retirement from the military in 1957 with the rank of squadron leader. Returning to New Zealand, he ran an automotive dealership in Balclutha in his later years. He died in 1993.