Air Chief Marshal Sir Harry Broadhurst | |
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![]() Harry Broadhurst, pictured here while Air Officer Commanding, Western Desert Air Force. | |
Nickname(s) | "Broady" |
Born | Frimley, Surrey, England | 28 October 1905
Died | 29 August 1995 Birdham, Chichester District, West Sussex, England | (aged 89)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1925–1961 |
Rank | Air Chief Marshal |
Service number | 24035 |
Commands | Allied Air Forces Central Europe (1959–61) Bomber Command (1956–59) Second Tactical Air Force (1953–56) No. 61 Group (1946–48) No. 83 Group (1944–45) Desert Air Force (1943–44) RAF Hornchurch (1941–42) RAF Wittering (1940) RAF Coltishall (1940) No. 111 Squadron (1939–40) |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order & Bar Distinguished Flying Cross & Bar Air Force Cross Mentioned in Despatches (3) Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States) Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands) |
Air Chief Marshal Sir Harry Broadhurst, GCB, KBE, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar, AFC (28 October 1905 – 29 August 1995), commonly known as Broady, was a senior Royal Air Force commander and flying ace of the Second World War.
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