About Peter Wykeham
Lived 1915 – 1995 (aged 79). Peter Wykeham was a British flying ace.
Air Marshal Sir Peter Guy Wykeham, (born Wykeham-Barnes; 13 September 1915 – 23 February 1995) was a Royal Air Force fighter pilot and squadron commander, and a flying ace of the Second World War. He was credited with 14 and 3 shared aerial victories.
RAF career Wykeham-Barnes joined the Royal Air Force as an apprentice in 1932. He served in the Second World War as a Flight Commander with No. 274 Squadron and as Officer Commanding No. 73 Squadron before commanding the fighters at Headquarters Desert Air Force.
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Who was Peter Wykeham?
royal air force Air MArshal (1915–1995)
When was Peter Wykeham born?
Peter Wykeham was born on 13 September 1915.
When did Peter Wykeham die?
Peter Wykeham died on 23 February 1995.
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Peter Wykeham was a flying ace.
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Peter Wykeham was British.
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