Harry Broadhurst
| Sir Harry Broadhurst | |
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Air Vice Marshal Harry Broadhurst
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| Nickname(s) | Broady |
| Born |
28 October 1905 Frimley, Surrey |
| Died | 29 August 1995 (aged 89) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1925–61 |
| Rank | Air Chief Marshal |
| Commands held |
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.
Broadhurst was born in 1905 in Frimley, Surrey, England. He joined the British Army as a second lieutenant in the Royal Artillery and then, in 1926, transferred to the Royal Air Force (RAF).
Completing his training, he joined No. 11 Squadron RAF in India in 1928, flying the Westland Wapiti and Hawker Hart over the North West frontier. He returned to the United Kingdom in 1931, joining No. 41 Squadron RAF flying the Bristol Bulldog.
By the mid-1930s, Broadhurst was an accomplished pilot, flying fighters and doing acrobatics at air shows, gaining a reputation as an aerial daredevil with a flair for aerial acrobatics. In 1936, as a Flight Lieutenant, he was personally congratulated by the king on his aerobatic showing in the Gloster Gauntlet. Awarded an Air Force Cross in 1937, he served at the RAF Staff College in Andover. In January 1939 he was posted as Officer Commanding No. 111 Squadron.
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