Patrick Playfair
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- This article is about the RAF officer. For the virologist Patrick Playfair Laidlaw, see Patrick Laidlaw.
| Patrick Henry Lyon Playfair | |
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| 22 November 1889 – 23 November 1974 | |
 Patrick Playfair in the Royal Flying Corps during Word War I. |
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| Nickname | Pip |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |  Royal Air Force |
| Rank | Air Marshal |
| Battles/wars | World War I, World War II |
| Awards | KBE CB CVO MC |
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 World War I and a senior commander in the Royal Air Force until his retirement during World War II.
[edit] 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 0722313233.
| 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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