Harry Broadhurst

See also Henry Broadhurst for the trade unionist and politician
Air Chief Marshal

Sir Harry Broadhurst
Harry Broadhurst, pictured here while Air Officer Commanding, Western Desert Air Force.
Nickname(s)"Broady"
Born(1905-10-28)28 October 1905
Frimley, Surrey, England
Died29 August 1995(1995-08-29) (aged 89)
Birdham, Chichester District, West Sussex, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Air Force
Years of service1925–1961
RankAir Chief Marshal
Service number24035
CommandsAllied 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 / warsSecond World War
AwardsKnight 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.