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RAF officer
Educated at the University of St Andrews, Niven joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1968. He served as Commanding Officer of No. 18 Squadron and then No. 78
David_Niven_(RAF_officer)
1942 film by Leslie Howard
designer of the Supermarine Spitfire fighter aircraft. David Niven co-stars as a Royal Air Force officer and test pilot, a composite character who represents
The_First_of_the_Few
Tri-service command of the British Armed Forces
alongside HQ Land Command at Erskine Barracks, with Air-Vice Marshal David Niven being the inaugural commander. In 2007, JHC had over 15,000 personnel
Joint_Aviation_Command
1944 war film by Carol Reed
screenplay was written by Eric Ambler and Peter Ustinov. The film stars David Niven, Stanley Holloway and William Hartnell along with an ensemble cast of
The_Way_Ahead
English actor (1921–1999)
Sir Dirk Bogarde (born Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde; 28 March 1921 – 8 May 1999) was an English actor, novelist and screenwriter.
Dirk_Bogarde
Australian-English actor and soldier (1898–1963)
Lieutenant-Colonel David Niven, who worked for the Army's film unit, and was asked to go to London on the pretext of making a film. When Niven explained that
M._E._Clifton_James
Royal Air Force officer who served as Commander of Joint Helicopter Command from 2002 to 2005. Luker joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1968, trained
Paul_Luker
Former air warfare service of the British Army
directed by Edmund Goulding, starring Errol Flynn, Basil Rathbone and David Niven (a remake of a 1930 original). "The Last Flight" (1960): an episode of
Royal_Flying_Corps
British test pilot (1913–1996)
and known in the US as Spitfire) was a British feature film, in which David Niven played the part of "Geoffrey Crisp", a composite character based on Quill
Jeffrey_Quill
Irish writer
with Venus (1951), which was made into a film of the same name starring David Niven and a 1962 Danish film Venus fra Vestø. His non-fiction work includes
Jerrard_Tickell
British flying ace
& Bar (14 December 1911 – 12 March 2006) was a British Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter pilot and flying ace of the Second World War. He was credited with
Bunny_Currant
Private school in Dulwich, London
Congregational minister Eddie Hardin Chris Harper, RAF officer Michael Hastings, playwright David Hemmings Terence Higgins, Baron Higgins Douglas Higgs
Alleyn's_School
Gladys Mitchell, novelist (born 1901) William Staton, RAF air ace (born 1898) 29 July – David Niven, film actor (born 1910) 30 July – Lynn Fontanne, actress
1983_in_the_United_Kingdom
British playwright and screenwriter (1911–1977)
co-writer John Gay were nominated for an Academy Award for screenwriting; David Niven won the Best Actor Oscar and Wendy Hiller won Best Supporting Actress)
Terence_Rattigan
1976 film by John Sturges
filmed at Twickenham Studios. The "Landsvoort Airfield" scenes were filmed at RAF St Mawgan, 5 miles (8 km) from Newquay. The sequence set in Alderney was
The_Eagle_Has_Landed_(film)
English actor (1904–1997)
daughter of Admiral Ernest Rice, who was mentioned by David Niven as the wife of one of his fellow officers. After the war, he developed a professional relationship
Anthony_Bushell
British Army officer and historian (1911–1980)
Hall 1930–1958 (1970) London: Collins ISBN 978-0-00-211825-5 Captain John Niven (1972) London: Collins ISBN 0-00-192148-7 Hubble-Bubble (1978) London: Collins
Bernard Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae
Bernard_Fergusson,_Baron_Ballantrae
"prisoner of war". For details of RAF rank abbreviations, see RAF Commissioned Officer Ranks and RAF Non-Commissioned Officer Ranks. For details of FAA rank
List of RAF aircrew in the Battle of Britain (L–N)
List_of_RAF_aircrew_in_the_Battle_of_Britain_(L–N)
Royal Navy training establishment
Staff College, Camberley, and the equivalent in the Royal Air Force was the RAF Staff College, Bracknell. The Royal Naval College, Greenwich, was founded
Royal Naval College, Greenwich
Royal_Naval_College,_Greenwich
British royal recognitions
Greensleeves Care. For services to Health and Social Care. Norman Andrew Niven. Chair, Aberdour Royal National Lifeboat Institution Committee. For services
2025_New_Year_Honours
British actor (1924–2022)
primarily a theatre actor and did not want to become "the poor man's David Niven". He began appearing in character roles in British comedy films including
Leslie_Phillips
British single-seat WWII fighter aircraft
Leslie Howard, with Howard in the starring role of R. J. Mitchell, and David Niven playing a composite character based on the Schneider Trophy pilots of
Supermarine_Spitfire
British royal recognitions
John Oliver Morrison (187550), RAF Volunteer Reserve. Peter Rowland (184437), RAF Volunteer Reserve. Acting Warrant Officer Donald Sinclair Campbell (541331)
1948_New_Year_Honours
Canadian spymaster (1897–1989)
criticism of West and Hugh Trevor-Roper. In 1979 Stephenson was portrayed by David Niven in the miniseries A Man Called Intrepid, based on William Stevenson's
William_Stephenson
1944 military deception operation
war, and at the time was assigned to the Royal Army Pay Corps. Colonel David Niven, a well-known British actor, was asked to contact James and offer him
Operation_Copperhead
British princess (1930–2002)
turning point in Margaret's life and coincided with her relationship with RAF officer Peter Townsend. Celebrated for her glamour and social life, Margaret
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
Princess_Margaret,_Countess_of_Snowdon
Italian actress (1927–2023)
photography. She appeared in King, Queen, Knave (1972), co-starring with David Niven. In 1973, she was a member of the jury at the 8th Moscow International
Gina_Lollobrigida
American big band musician (1904–1944)
France were behind schedule. On December 11, 1944, Niven ordered Miller to replace his executive officer, Lieutenant Donald Haynes, to fly ahead and complete
Glenn_Miller
WW2 SOE British agent (1914–1944)
miniseries broadcast in Canada on CTV and in the US on NBC, starred David Niven as its protagonist Sir William Stephenson, and Barbara Hershey as Noor
Noor_Inayat_Khan
English actress (1930–1985)
female lead opposite Peter Lawford in The Hour of 13 (1952). She played David Niven's daughter in The Moon Is Blue (1953). She also embarked on a USO tour
Dawn_Addams
British Second World War deception operation
Services. Fictional characters are blended with Ian Fleming and the actors David Niven and Peter Ustinov. The story was the basis for the 2014 musical Dead
Operation_Mincemeat
American actor (1901–1960)
the Empty Horses, David Niven states that Gable, a close friend, was extremely supportive after the sudden, accidental death of Niven's first wife, Primula
Clark_Gable
Maj-Gen Bruce Brealey, General Officer Commanding HQ Theatre Troops since 2008 Wing Commander Andy Green, (1962– ) RAF fast jet pilot; current holder
List_of_Old_Olavians
– volunteer in France Hugh Walpole – Red Cross volunteer in Russia Amos Niven Wilder – American Field Service volunteer, later joined an artillery unit
List of ambulance drivers during World War I
List_of_ambulance_drivers_during_World_War_I
giving up the lease in Belgrave Square, which was sold to the actor David Niven. That same year, the clubhouse was featured as the home to Mr Phileas
Forum_Club
1965 film by Ken Annakin
role in an English-language film. Character actor Michael Trubshawe and David Niven served together in the Highland Light Infantry during the Second World
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
Those_Magnificent_Men_in_Their_Flying_Machines
British Commando raid on Guernsey, 14–15 July 1940
London where he worked out most of the details with David Niven, who was then serving as a staff officer in the Combined Operations Headquarters. On the night
Operation_Ambassador
List of recipients of the US Legion of Merit
Florence K. Murray Richard Nations David Niven Eric T. Olson Merlin O'Neill Mark Anthony Ostbloom (Chief Warrant Officer Four) William Owens (admiral), 4
List of recipients of the Legion of Merit
List_of_recipients_of_the_Legion_of_Merit
British government recognitions
Chief Petty Officer Airman Richard Stephen Rolph, Royal Navy. 591177 Flight Sergeant James Scrimgeour, RAF. R.86999 Flight Sergeant David Moses Wolochow
1944_Birthday_Honours
Overview of the events of 2026 in the United Kingdom
video for a man convicted of violent disorder at a neo-Nazi rally. Stuart Niven, announced as a Reform UK candidate for Dundee City West for the Scottish
2026 in United Kingdom politics and government
2026_in_United_Kingdom_politics_and_government
a more important role, but the draft was rejected.[citation needed] David Niven was considered to play the role of Blumburtt,[citation needed] but died
List of Indiana Jones characters
List_of_Indiana_Jones_characters
Awards of British honours
Margaret Niven. Implementation manager, Organ Donation Task Force, NHS Lothian. For services to Healthcare and Organ Donation in Scotland. Maj David Allister
2014_New_Year_Honours
1963 robbery in Ledburn, England
by posing as a merchant seaman. The 1969 French film The Brain stars David Niven as a British master criminal who perpetrates in France a heist based
Great_Train_Robbery_(1963)
English actor and comedian (1925–1980)
for five weeks' work on location in Rome and Cortina. The film starred David Niven in the principal role, with two other actors—Capucine and Claudia Cardinale—having
Peter_Sellers
British government recognitions
Senior Professional and Technology Officer, Ministry of Defence. Derrick William Charles White. For services to the RAF St Athan Voluntary Band. Margaret
1999_Birthday_Honours
American actor (1914–1958)
westerns Jesse James (1939) and Brigham Young; in war films A Yank in the R.A.F. and This Above All; and the swashbucklers The Mark of Zorro and The Black
Tyrone_Power
governor of Pampanga (1980–1986), and solicitor general (1972–1986). Alastair Niven, 81, British literary scholar and author. Fuad Noman, 77, Brazilian politician
Deaths_in_March_2025
trainer Izzy Martinez announced the formation of Real American Freestyle (RAF), an unscripted freestyle wrestling league that launched on August 30. May
2025 in professional wrestling
2025_in_professional_wrestling
British royal recognitions
Administrative Officer, Enniskillen Jobs and Benefits Office. For services to Bereaved Families in the UK and Ireland. Thomas Niven, Shipbuilding Lead
2020_New_Year_Honours
British royal recognitions
(0608507). Warrant Officer Gareth Gwyn Roberts (P4187960). Warrant Officer John Michael Roffey (K8070205), RAF Regiment. Warrant Officer David Saunders (D4250948)
1994_New_Year_Honours
British government recognitions
Warrant Officer Bernard Alfred Coombes (EO582675). Warrant Officer Cyril John Domoney (W4003634). Warrant Officer Stephen Flynn (H1308075), RAF Regiment
1977 Silver Jubilee and Birthday Honours
1977_Silver_Jubilee_and_Birthday_Honours
British actor (1913–1993)
the British officer with whom (in a change from the novel) she ultimately fell in love. Granger was teamed with Gardner and David Niven in a three-hander
Stewart_Granger
British and commonwealth honours and awards
Association. For services to the community in Bilston, Wolverhampton. Moira Niven, Head of Education Development, West Lothian Council. For services to Education
2010_Birthday_Honours
Loyal dog which gave British POWs the courage to survive
charities and appeared at dog shows throughout the country. Upon meeting David Niven, he remarked that she was the "loveliest bitch he had ever clapped eyes
Judy_(dog)
British government recognitions
Nursing Officer, Department of Health and Social Security. Duncan McInnes McNiven. For services to Glasgow Legal Aid Committee. Thomas Charles David Manby
1980_Birthday_Honours
British government recognitions
Warrant Officer Fred Arthur Barlow Albinson (A0966351). Warrant Officer David Moyes Allan (K0948913). Warrant Officer Horace Fred Breen (G0517034), RAF Regiment
1968_Birthday_Honours
British science fiction writer (1917–2008)
School, RAF Yatesbury in Wiltshire. He was commissioned as a pilot officer (technical branch) on 27 May 1943. He was promoted to flying officer on 27 November
Arthur_C._Clarke
Thomas Leslie Newbigin, RNVR. Annie Duncan Niven, Second Officer, WRNS. Hilary Lucy Overy, Chief Officer, WRNS. Temporary Lieutenant (Sp.) Frank Arthur
1946_New_Year_Honours_(MBE)
Series by Connie Willis
and ambulance drivers and vicars and landladies and nurses and WRENs and RAF pilots and Winston Churchill and General Patton and Agatha Christie—heroes
Blackout/All_Clear
British royal recognitions
and Chairman, Amsterdam RAF Association. Hans-Christoph John Gemmingen von MASSENBACH, Locally engaged Commercial Officer, British Consulate-General
1999_New_Year_Honours
Town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Dumfries and Galloway College has a campus in the town. In 1990, the John Niven Further Education College was built on Academy Street in the town; it has
Stranraer
British royal recognitions
Higher Executive Officer, Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance. Robert George Goodfellow, Senior Station Radio Officer, RAF Cheadle, Staffordshire
1959_New_Year_Honours
Chakiris, James Darren 55 Days at Peking Maj. Matt Lewis Nicholas Ray David Niven, Ava Gardner The Five Cities of June Narrator Bruce Herschensohn 1965
Charlton_Heston_filmography
British government recognitions
Secretary, Overseas Service Pensioners Association. Annie Laird Niven, Higher Executive Officer, Ministry of Housing and Local Government. Philip MacDonald
1969_Birthday_Honours
Napier, Bill (1998). Nemesis. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-93680-X. Niven, Larry; Harrington, Matthew Joseph (2013). The Goliath Stone. Tor Books
List of fictional astronauts (miscellaneous futuristic activities)
List_of_fictional_astronauts_(miscellaneous_futuristic_activities)
English film director (1914–2009)
was shot in Finland, with Charlton Heston; Paper Tiger (1975), with David Niven in Malaysia. Thanks to the money made from his films, Annakin moved to
Ken_Annakin
British royal recognitions
Payne, Professional and Technology Officer Grade III, Ministry of Defence. Morien Peters, Manager, Families Shop, RAF St. Athan, Navy, Army and Air Force
1982_New_Year_Honours
pilots were not officers; the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, with Squadron Leader Paul Day; the RAF Hawker Fury entered
List_of_Equinox_episodes
British government recognitions
Warrant Officer Owen Glyndwr Erasmus, DFC, (M1314546). Acting Warrant Officer Thomas Melville (F1491407), RAF Regiment. Acting Warrant Officer Stanley
1970_Birthday_Honours
British and commonwealth honours and awards
Unit. For services to the Ministry of Defence. Professor Catherine Ann Niven. For services to Nursing and to the Allied Health Professions. Elaine Noad
2009_Birthday_Honours
1916 major naval battle during World War I
(2010). "Remembering the Battle of Jutland in Post-War Wilhelmshaven". In Niven, William; Paver, Chloe (eds.). Difficult Pasts. Memorialisation In Germany
Battle_of_Jutland
British royal recognitions
particularly in the field of tropical diseases. Dr. Colin Harold Robertson Niven. For services to British education in China. John Payne, British Council
2007_New_Year_Honours
Military expeditions against the Dervish Movement, 1900-1920
footnotes. ISBN 978-1-55753-413-2. Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong; Steven J. Niven (2012). Dictionary of African Biography. Oxford University Press. pp. 35–37
Somaliland_campaign
Taleh-based polity (1895–1920)
Chora. Salve Regina University. p. 2. Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong; Steven J. Niven (2012). Dictionary of African Biography. Oxford University Press. pp. 35–37
Dervish_movement_(Somali)
N/RO: Navigator/Radio operator Aviation portal United Kingdom portal List of RAF aircrew in the Battle of Britain List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons
List of World War II aces from the United Kingdom
List_of_World_War_II_aces_from_the_United_Kingdom
British government recognitions
Air Commodore Trevor Nattrass, AFC*, Royal Air Force. Group Captain David Miller Niven, OBE, Royal Air Force. Civil Division Miss Patricia Margaret Aldred
1991_Special_Honours
British royal recognitions
Steven Mark Nicholl, C.B.E., A.F.C., Royal Air Force. Air Vice-Marshal David Miller Niven, C.B.E., Royal Air Force. Civil Division Donald Brereton, Director
2001_New_Year_Honours
British TV sitcom (1968–1977)
in the sitcom. Coincidentally, the film's lead character (played by David Niven) is named Lieutenant Jim Perry. Following this sequence, the end credits
Dad's_Army
Decade of the Gregorian calendar (1960–1969)
Paul Newman Julie Newmar Barbara Nichols Leslie Nielsen Leonard Nimoy David Niven Kim Novak Maureen O'Hara Laurence Olivier Peter O'Toole Geraldine Page
1960s
British government recognitions
Central Station. For service to the Rail Industry. David Chapman Keast, For services to the Davidstow Moor RAF Memorial Museum, Cornwall. Mrs Irene Erica Kelly
2012_Birthday_Honours
ceremony takes place in St Martin-in-the-Fields in memory of the late David Niven. 4 November: Dennis Nilsen is sentenced at the Old Bailey to life imprisonment
Timeline of London (20th century)
Timeline_of_London_(20th_century)
Caswall Tremenheere Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding (1882–1970), Air Officer Commanding RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain George Keith Elphinstone
List_of_Scots
24 April – Denis Mahon, art historian (b. 1910) 25 April John Cooke, RAF officer (b. 1922) Lawrence Lee, stained glass artist (Coventry Cathedral) (b
2011_in_the_United_Kingdom
Tom Waldman, Geoffrey Edwards (screenplay); Peter Sellers (died 1980), David Niven, Herbert Lom, Richard Mulligan, Joanna Lumley, Capucine, Robert Loggia
List of American films of 1982
List_of_American_films_of_1982
British government recognitions
to Welfare to Work. Vanora Anne Marland. For services to the RAF Benevolent Fund. David Marsh, JP. For services to the Welsh Scouting Movement and to
2007_Birthday_Honours
British royal recognitions
Ross Belch, CBE. For services to Scottish Industry. Dirk Bogarde, Dirk Niven van den Bògaerde, Actor. Michael Checkland, Director General, British Broadcasting
1992_New_Year_Honours
British government recognitions
(Ruislip.) Walter Bain Niven, Principal, Department of Agriculture for Scotland (Falkirk.) Walter Prince, MBE, chief executive officer, Home Office (Orpington
1957_Birthday_Honours
British royal recognitions
officer down to the pump room, saying "I'm not going to let him go down alone." After this officer had returned to the gun house, Able Seaman Niven heard
1930_New_Year_Honours
County and island of England
Tonight presenter Cliff Michelmore Film director Anthony Minghella Actor David Niven YouTuber Adam Pacitti Cyclist Kieran Page Professor of biochemistry Samuel
Isle_of_Wight
Name list
1951), American linguist and author Daniel Everett (RAF officer) (1920–1945), Royal Air Force officer Daniel Ewing (born 1983), American basketball player
List of people with given name Daniel
List_of_people_with_given_name_Daniel
"Forgotten RAF Ace - HistoryNet". www.historynet.com. 12 June 2006. "Robert Wade". Military Times. "Horace Quientin Waggoner". Military Times. "Boyd David Wagner"
List of World War II aces from the United States
List_of_World_War_II_aces_from_the_United_States
British royal recognitions
William Nicholls, Senior Professional and Technology Officer, Department of Transport. William George Niven, Technical Director, Forbo Kingfisher Ltd. Enid
1990_New_Year_Honours
Appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II
Warrant Officer) William Charles Johnson. 532628 Flight Sergeant Edward Horatio Bowen Jones. 566473 Flight Sergeant Charles Byron Hogg McNiven. 909139
1956_New_Year_Honours
British royal recognitions
Foreman Fitter, RAF Halton, Air Ministry (Chesham). Annie Harrison. For services to the sick and aged in Flintshire (Bronington). David William Hayes,
1963_New_Year_Honours
British royal recognitions
McAllister, Junior Attaché, Her Majesty's Embassy, Warsaw. John Alastair McNiven, Colombo Plan Adviser on Data Processing, Department of Statistics, Malaysia
1966_New_Year_Honours
Appointments by Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours
Colonial Administrative Service, Financial Secretary, Jamaica Cecil Rex Niven MC Colonial Administrative Service, Senior Resident, Nigeria Geoffrey Walter
1953_Coronation_Honours
British royal recognitions
Executive Officer, Board of Inland Revenue. Mary McPhail McNiven, Controller of Typists, HM Treasury. Leonard William Mandy, Senior Press Officer, Northern
1970_New_Year_Honours
British royal recognitions
Officer, London Fire Brigade. (London S.W.3.) Ike Biddlecombe, Printer, HMS Ganges, Ipswich. (Shotley.) Alfred Bishop, Clerk of Works, Grade II, RAF Yatesbury
1960_New_Year_Honours
British government recognitions
Elms, DSM, lately Fitter Airframe, RAF Technical College, Henlow. (Hitchin). Ernest George Findlater, Chief Officer, Class II, Polmont Borstal Institution
1960_Birthday_Honours
British royal recognitions
Royal Ulster Constabulary. (Londonderry). Alexander McNiven Menzies, Postal and Telegraph Officer, Head Post Office, Oban. George Walter Merritt, Principal
1950_New_Year_Honours
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