John Harris (RAF officer)
KCB, CBE John Harris | |
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Birth name | John Hulme Harris |
Born | June 3, 1938 |
Died | July 2, 2019 | (aged 81)
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Rank | Air Marshall |
Commands held | RAF Regiment No. 18 Group RAF |
Air Marshal Sir John Hulme "Win" Harris, KCB, CBE (3 June 1938 – 2 July 2019) was a British Royal Air Force officer and specialist in maritime patrol specialist. He served as Commandant-General of the RAF Regiment and Director-General of Security (RAF) from 1987 to 1989, and Air Officer Commanding No. 18 Group RAF from 1992 to 1996.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ "Harris, Air Marshal Sir John (Hulme), (Win), (3 June 1938–2 July 2019), Air Officer Commanding No 18 Group (RAF Strike Command) and Commander Maritime Air Eastern Atlantic and Allied Forces Northwestern Europe (formerly Channel), 1992–96". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2019. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U19175. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Air Marshal Sir John 'Win' Harris, leading authority on anti-submarine operations described as the 'champion of the maritime air force' – obituary". The Telegraph. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
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- Royal Air Force air marshals
- 1938 births
- 2019 deaths
- Royal Air Force Regiment officers
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