David Niven (RAF officer)
David Niven | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service |
CBE is a former Royal Air Force officer who served as the inaugural Commander of Joint Helicopter Command
from 1999 to 2002.
RAF career
Educated at the
RAF Aldergrove; he was air advisor to the Director SAS during the Falklands War in 1982 and Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff, Plans during the Gulf War in 1991.[2]
Niven was a member of the implementation team to establish the Permanent Joint Headquarters at Northwood and then became the first commander of the new Joint Helicopter Command in October 1999 before retiring in January 2003.[3]
Niven became Air Officer Northern Ireland on 1 September 2011 as a member of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.[4]
References
- ^ "No. 44699". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 October 1968. p. 11328.
- ^ RAF Historical Society Journal 25[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Biography: Air Vice-Marshal David Niven". Archived from the original on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ "RAF Appointments List 6/11".