George_Harvey_(RAF_officer)

George Harvey (RAF officer)

George Harvey (RAF officer)

Royal Air Force Air-Vice Marshal (1905-1969)

Air Vice Marshal Sir George David Harvey, KBE, CB, DFC (18 August 1905 – 24 February 1969) was a senior Royal Air Force officer.

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RAF career

Harvey was commissioned into the Royal Air Force on 15 September 1924.[1] He served in the Second World War as officer commanding, RAF Hunsdon from 1941, officer commanding, No. 335 Wing in Sicily from September 1943 and as officer commanding, No. 286 Wing from January 1944.[2] He went on to be Senior Air Staff Officer, Air Headquarters Eastern Mediterranean in March 1944 and Deputy Senior Air Staff Officer, at Headquarters Middle East Command in May 1944.[2]

After the war he became Director of Personnel (Air) in December 1947, Senior Air Staff Officer, Headquarters RAF Bomber Command in September 1950 and Air Officer Commanding, No. 23 Group in October 1953.[3] His last appointment was as Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Training) in January 1956 before retiring in October 1958.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "No. 32978". The London Gazette. 30 September 1924. p. 7117.
  2. [2]
    "Air Vice Marshal Sir George Harvey". Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Senior RAF appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 28 June 2020.
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