Peter Isaacson

Peter Stuart Isaacson, AM, DFC, AFC, DFM (31 July 1920 – 7 April 2017) was an Australian publisher and decorated military pilot.

Peter Stuart Isaacson
Flight Lieutenant Isaacson with Lancaster Q-for-Queenie, 1943
Born	(1920-07-31)31 July 1920 London, England
Died	7 April 2017(2017-04-07) (aged 96) Melbourne, Australia
Allegiance	Australia
Branch	Royal Australian Air Force
Years of service	1940–46 (RAAF) 1946–69 (RAAF Reserve)
Rank	Wing Commander
Unit	RAF Bomber Command
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Member of the Order of Australia Distinguished Flying Cross Air Force Cross Distinguished Flying Medal
Other work	Publisher

Isaacson was owner of Peter Isaacson Publications, the publisher of various trade publications and suburban newspapers including the Southern Cross and the Sunday Observer in Melbourne.

During World War II, he served in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) as a pilot with RAF Bomber Command and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Force Cross and the Distinguished Flying Medal.

Issaacson died on 7 April 2017 at the age of 96, following a short illness in Melbourne, Australia. He was survived by his sons; Anne had died the year before.^[1]