David Niven (RAF officer)

David Niven
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch  Royal Air Force
Years of service 1968–2003
Rank Air Vice-Marshal
Commands held No. 18 Squadron
No. 78 Squadron
RAF Aldergrove;Joint Helicopter Command
Battles/wars Falklands War
Gulf War
Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Air Vice-Marshal David Miller Niven CB, CBE is a former Commander of Joint Helicopter Command.

RAF career

Educated at the University of St Andrews Niven joined the RAF in 1968.[1] He became Commanding Officer of No. 18 Squadron and then No. 78 Squadron before becoming Station Commander at RAF Aldergrove; he was air advisior to the Director SAS during the Falklands War in 1982 and Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff, Plans during the Gulf War in 1991.[2]

He became 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]

He became Air Officer Northern Ireland on 1 September 2011 as a member of the RAF Reserve.[4]

References

Military offices
Preceded by
New Post
Commander, Joint Helicopter Command
19992002
Succeeded by
Paul Luker
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