Henrietta Barnett (WRAF officer)

For the English social reformer, educationist and reformer, see Henrietta Barnett.

Dame Henrietta Barnett
Air Commandant Barnett in 1958
Birth nameMary Henrietta Barnett
Born(1905-02-16)16 February 1905
Winchester, Hampshire, England
Died11 September 1985(1985-09-11) (aged 80)
Oxfordshire, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchAuxiliary Territorial Service (1938–1939)
Women's Auxiliary Air Force (1939–1949)
Women's Royal Air Force (1949–1960)
Service years1938–1960
RankAir Commandant
ConflictsSecond World War
Cold War

Air Commandant Dame Mary Henrietta Barnett DBE (16 February 1905 – 11 September 1985) was a senior officer of the Women's Royal Air Force (WRAF). From 1956 to 1960, she served as its director.

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