Peter Philpott (RAF officer)

Air Vice Marshal Peter Theodore Philpott, CB, CBE (20 March 1915 – 13 July 1988) was a senior Royal Air Force officer.

Peter Philpott
Born	20 March 1915
Died	13 July 1988
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1935–1970
Rank	Air Vice Marshal
Commands held	RAF Horsham St Faith RAF Deversoir No. 23 Group
Battles/wars	Second World War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire

RAF career

Philpott was commissioned into the Royal Air Force on 27 July 1935.[1] He served in the Second World War in the Directorate of Operational Training and then as officer commanding, RAF Horsham St Faith.[2]

After the war he became officer commanding, RAF Deversoir in 1952, Deputy Director of Policy in 1954 and Director of Policy (Air Staff) in 1958.[2] He went on to be Director of Joint Plans in 1960, senior member of the RAF Directing Staff at the Imperial Defence College in 1961 and Air Officer Commanding, No. 23 Group in August 1963.[3] After that he became Head of British Defence Liaison Staff in Canberra in 1965 and Director of Service Intelligence in 1968 before retiring in 1970.[2]

References

1. "No. 34197". The London Gazette. 10 September 1935. p. 5743.
2. "Air Vice Marshal P.T. Philpott". Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
3. "Senior RAF appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 28 June 2020.