Raymund Hart

Sir Raymund Hart
Born(1899-02-28)28 February 1899
Merton, Surrey, England
Died16 July 1960(1960-07-16) (aged 61)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army (1917–18)
Royal Air Force (1918–59)
Years of service1917–1959
RankAir Marshal
CommandsNo. 45 Group (1955–56)
No. 90 (Signals) Group (1949–51)
No. 27 (Training) Group (1946–47)
Battles / warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsKnight 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.