William Harbison

Air Vice Marshal William "Paddy" Harbison, (11 April 1922 – 25 December 2018), was a British 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 was the author of a noted technical report that evaluated the performance and tactics of jet combat during the Korean War. Early years William Harbison was born in the Irish Free State (now the Republic of Ireland), but grew up in Northern Ireland and educated at Ballymena Academy. RAF career