Air Vice Marshal Sir George David Harvey, (18 August 1905 – 24 February 1969) was a senior

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officer.

RAF career

Harvey was commissioned into the

on 15 September 1924. He served in the

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as officer commanding, RAF Hunsdon from 1941, officer commanding, No. 335 Wing in

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from September 1943 and as officer commanding, No. 286 Wing from January 1944. 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. 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. His last appointment was as Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Training) in January 1956 before retiring in October 1958.

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