Patrick Playfair
This article is about the RAF officer. For the virologist Patrick Playfair Laidlaw, see Patrick Laidlaw.
| Patrick Playfair | |
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 Patrick Playfair in the Royal Flying Corps during the First world War | |
| Birth name | Patrick Henry Lyon Playfair |
| Nickname(s) | Pip |
| Born | 22 November 1889 |
| Died |
23 November 1974 (aged 85) Newmarket, Suffolk, England |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Air Force |
| Rank | Air Marshal |
| Commands held |
Air Forces in India Advanced Air Striking Force No. 1 Group RAF No. 3 Group RAF Central Flying School No. 8 Squadron RFC |
| Battles/wars |
First World War Second World War |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Military Cross Mention in Despatches (2) |
Air Marshal Sir Patrick Henry Lyon Playfair KBE CB CVO MC RAF (22 November 1889 – 23 November 1974) was a commander in the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War and a senior commander in the Royal Air Force until his retirement during the Second World War.
References
- Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - Air Mshl Sir Patrick Playfair
- Playfair, Patrick and Jarvis, John (1979). "Pip" Playfair, a founding father of the RAF. Arthur H. Stockwell Ltd. ISBN 0-7223-1323-3.
External links
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| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by A J L Scott |
Commandant of the Central Flying School 1919 |
Succeeded by C D Breese |
| Preceded by Sir John Higgins |
Commander-in-Chief, Air Forces in India 1940–1942 |
Succeeded by Sir Richard Peirse |
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