Alan Cheyne Baxter (19 August 1911 – 14 July 1976) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.

[1] He gained his education at New Plymouth Boys' High School and subsequently at Feilding Agricultural College.

[5] The citation for the 1942 award read:[6] On August 19th, 1942, he was observer in the leading aircraft of a formation which participated in the combined operations at Dieppe.

When the formation was attacked by some 20 enemy fighters, Pilot Officer Baxter calmly gave directions to his captain, and subsequently his skilful navigation was an essential contribution to the success achieved by the formation and to its safe return to base.According to one of his navigators, he flew more bombing missions over Germany than any other New Zealand airman (and came back alive).

One personal escape involved bending over to pick up a map, with a shot of flak shooting through the seat where he had been sitting only a moment before.