William Harbison Military person
Air Vice-Marshal William H. "Paddy" Harbison, CB, CBE, AFC, FBIM (born 11 March 1921), is a retired Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter pilot who served during the Second World War and the Korean War. He held senior command roles in the RAF and is the author of a noted technical report that evaluated the performance and tactics of jet combat during the Korean War.
Personal facts
![William Harbison](/photos/william-harbison.jpg)
Birth date | March 11, 1921 |
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military command | RAF Leuchars No. 11 Group RAF No. 29 Squadron RAF No. 67 Squadron RAF |
service number | 133668 |
service start | 1941 |
service end | 1977 |
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External resources
- http://scilib.narod.ru/Avia/Sabre_vs_MiG/index.html
- http://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/Publications/fulltext/Korea_Coalition_Warfare.pdf
- http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf&AD=ADA476873
- http://www.korean-war-medals.com/united_kingdom/awards.shtml
- http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/externalrequest.asp?requestreference=AIR20/7728
- http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?queryType=1&resultcount=1&Edoc_Id=7742574
- http://www.rafjever.org
- http://www.rafjever.org/118squadhistory2.htm
- http://www.rafweb.org/Stations/Station%20OCs-Scot.htm#Leuchars