Captain Peter Mason is a former member of the post-war SAS Baker Team who were issued a licence to kill by the British government.
Mason was involved in the mission to seek out and 'remove' Nazi Special Forces who had followed out orders to execute captured British forces during the Second World War.[1]
His experiences and knowledge of the spy world was influential in the creation of the fictitious spy James Bond. Creator Ian Fleming was a friend of Mason and would consult him on the gadgets and methods used during the period. Gadgets used by Mason are part of a display at the Combined Military Services Museum in Maldon, Essex. The items on show were all used by spies of all sides during the Cold War period of the 1950s and 60s.
BBC Essex 'Espionage in Maldon'