Percy Bernard, 5th Earl of Bandon
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Air Chief Marshal Percy Ronald Gardner Bernard, 5th Earl of Bandon GBE CB CVO DSO RAF (30 August 1904 – February 8, 1979) was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Ronald Percy Hamilton Bernard and Lettice Mina Paget.
He received his education at Wellington College before entering the Royal Air Force College, Cranwell in Lincolnshire. He succeeded to the title of 5th Earl of Bandon on 18 May 1924. On this day he also succeeded to the titles 5th Baron Bandon, of Bandonbridge, Cork, 5th Viscount Bernard and 5th Viscount Bandon, of Bandonbridge, Cork. He married Maybel Elizabeth Playfair, daughter of Raymond Playfair, on 28 February 1933 in Nairobi Cathedral, in Kenya. He and Maybel Elizabeth Playfair were divorced in 1946 before he married Lois Russell, daughter of Francis Russell, on 2 October 1946. He died on 8 February 1979 at age 74, without male issue. On his death, his titles became extinct.
Lord Bandon served successively as Air Officer Commanding 2 Group, Germany 1950–1951; 11 Group 1951–1953; Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Training) 1953–1955; Commander-in-Chief 2 Tactical Air Force and Commander 2 Allied Tactical Air Force 1955–1957; Commander-in-Chief Far Eastern Air Force 1957–1960; and Commander Allied Air Forces Central Europe 1961–1963.
The Earl of Bandon, as an Air Vice Marshal and Air Officer Commanding 11 Group, was in charge of the 168-aircraft Coronation Flypast in 1953.
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| Preceded by L F Sinclair |
Air Officer Commanding No. 2 Group 1950–1951 |
Succeeded by H D McGregor |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by James Bernard |
Earl of Bandon 1924–1979 |
Succeeded by Extinct |
