About Patrick Playfair
Lived 1889 – 1974 (aged 85). Patrick Playfair was a British military personnel.
Air Marshal Sir Patrick Henry Lyon Playfair, (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.
In 1945 Playfair published Warfare Today: How Modern Battles Are Planned and Fought on Land, at Sea, and in the Air, co-written by Major General J. F. C. Fuller and Admiral Sir Reginald Bacon.
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Who was Patrick Playfair?
Royal Air Force air marshals (1889-1974)
When was Patrick Playfair born?
Patrick Playfair was born on 22 November 1889.
When did Patrick Playfair die?
Patrick Playfair died on 23 November 1974 in Newmarket.
What was Patrick Playfair's occupation?
Patrick Playfair was a military personnel.
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Patrick Playfair was British.
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