Sir Raymund Hart | |
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Born | Merton, Surrey, England | 28 February 1899
Died | 16 July 1960 | (aged 61)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army (1917–18) Royal Air Force (1918–59) |
Years of service | 1917–1959 |
Rank | Air Marshal |
Commands | No. 45 Group (1955–56) No. 90 (Signals) Group (1949–51) No. 27 (Training) Group (1946–47) |
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 Military Cross Mentioned in Despatches (3) |
Air Marshal Sir Raymund George Hart, KBE, CB, MC (28 February 1899 – 16 July 1960) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War and the post-war decade. Throughout this period, he was a specialist in military signals and a pioneer in the development of Radar. During the latter part of the First World War, Hart was a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps and RAF. Between the wars, Hart was a junior and middle-ranking officer in the RAF.