Harvey  Sweetman

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   * 10th October 1921

   + 15th January 2015


In March 1942, Harvey joined 486 Squadron equipped with the Hawker Hurricane MkIIB.
In August 1943 he was awarded the DFC (as a second pilot of the squadron).
From the middle of 1944 he became heavily involved to protect London and southeast England from the V1 flying bombs.


Sq.Leader Sweetman is a fighter pilot of New Zealand who shot down one Me 262, one Do217 shared and 10 V1s.