George Harvey (RAF officer)


Sir George David Harvey, was a senior Royal Air Force officer.

RAF career

Harvey was commissioned into the Royal Air Force on 15 September 1924. 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. 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 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 in January 1956 before retiring in October 1958.