Leslie Harvey (RAF officer)

Sir Leslie Harvey
Born (1896-04-11)11 April 1896
Died 14 October 1972(1972-10-14) (aged 76)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army (1917–18)
Royal Air Force (1918–56)
Years of service 1917–56
Rank Air Marshal
Commands held Maintenance Command (1952–56)
No. 24 (Training) Group (1948–49)
Battles/wars First World War
Second World War
Awards Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Mentioned in Despatches

Air Marshal Sir Leslie Gordon Harvey, KBE, CB (11 April 1896 – 14 October 1972) was a senior Royal Air Force officer who served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Maintenance Command from 1952 until his retirement in 1956.

RAF career

Harvey joined Royal Warwickshire Regiment in June 1917, transferred to the Royal Flying Corps later that year and then secured a short service in the Royal Air Force in 1919.[1] He was promoted to flight lieutenant in 1924.[2] He served in the Second World War as Assistant Director of Repair and Servicing and then as Chief Engineer Officer at Headquarters No. 45 Group before becoming Deputy Air Officer Administration (Maintenance) at Headquarters Transport Command.[1]

After the War he was appointed Air Officer Commanding, No. 24 (Training) Group in 1948, Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters RAF Technical Training Command in 1950 and Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Maintenance Command in 1952 before he retired in 1956.[1]

In retirement he became a Director of GQ Parachute Company.[3]

References

Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Thomas Warne-Browne
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Maintenance Command
1952–1956
Succeeded by
Sir Richard Jordan
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