Peter Townsend (RAF officer)
British World War II flying ace (1914–1995) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Group Captain Peter Wooldridge Townsend, CVO, DSO, DFC & Bar (22 November 1914 – 19 June 1995) was a British Royal Air Force officer, flying ace, courtier and author. He was equerry to King George VI from 1944 to 1952 and held the same position for Elizabeth II from 1952 to 1953. Townsend notably had a romance with Princess Margaret, Elizabeth's younger sister.
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Born | (1914-11-22)22 November 1914 Rangoon, Burma, British India (now Yangon, Myanmar) |
Died | 19 June 1995(1995-06-19) (aged 80) Saint-Léger-en-Yvelines, France |
Buried | Saint-Léger-en-Yvelines |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1930–1955 |
Rank | Group Captain |
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Battles/wars | Second World War |
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Spouse(s) | |
Children | 5 |
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