Ivor Broom
| Sir Ivor Broom | |
|---|---|
| Born |
2 June 1920 Cardiff, Wales |
| Died | 24 January 2003 (aged 82) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1940–1977 |
| Rank | Air Marshal |
| Commands held |
No. 11 Group (1970–72) Central Flying School (1968–70) RAF Bruggen (1962–64) No. 57 Squadron (1953–54) No. 28 Squadron (1946–48) No. 163 Squadron (1945–46) |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Distinguished Flying Cross & Two Bars Air Force Cross Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air |
Air Marshal Sir Ivor Gordon Broom, KCB, CBE, DSO, DFC & Two Bars, AFC (2 June 1920 – 24 January 2003) was a senior Royal Air Force commander, and a decorated bomber pilot of the Second World War.
Broom married Jess Cooper in 1942, with whom he had two sons and a daughter.
Ivor Gordon Broom was born in Cardiff, Wales and educated at the Boy's County School, Pontypridd. At 17, Broom passed the Civil Service Exam and began work with the Inland Revenue.
Broom learned to fly in 1940 while the Battle of Britain was being fought, and was posted to No. 114 Squadron in 1941. The squadron were flying Bristol Blenheim light bombers which were flown in low-level daylight operations against Channel and North Sea shipping as well as targets along the French, Dutch and German coasts.
Broom took part in the successful raid against the Goldenburg-Werk lignite power stations, Knapsack, Germany in August 1941.
In late 1941, while still a sergeant, Broom was detailed to lead a flight of six Blenheims to reinforce Singapore, en route the bombers landed on Malta which was under siege at the time by the Axis. When they landed on the island, Air Vice Marshal Hugh Pughe Lloyd commandeered Broom and his aircraft to replace the islands losses, the other five Blenheims flying on to Singapore.
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