Wykeham-Barnes joined the Royal Air Force as an apprentice in 1932.[2] 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.[2] He continued his war service as Officer Commanding No. 257 Squadron and then as Officer Commanding No. 23 Squadron before becoming Sector Commander at RAF Kenley and then commanding No. 140 Wing.[2]
Wykeham is the author of a history of Fighter Command (Fighter Command. A Study of Air Defence 1914–1960) published in 1960 and a biography of Alberto Santos-Dumont, published in 1962.
Familyedit
In 1949 Wykeham married Barbara Priestley; they had two sons and one daughter.[3][4]
Referencesedit
^Thomas, Andrew (2013). Mosquito Aces of World War 2. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 77. ISBN9781472802408.
^ abcdefgAir of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – Air Marshal Sir Peter Wykeham
^Roberts, Jack (5 July 2006). "Obituary: Barbara Wykeham". The Guardian. from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
^Foxley-Norris, Christopher (28 February 1995). "Obituary: Air Marshal Sir Peter Wykeham". The Independent. from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
peter, wykeham, marshal, peter, wykeham, born, wykeham, barnes, september, 1915, february, 1995, royal, force, fighter, pilot, squadron, commander, flying, second, world, credited, with, shared, aerial, victories, peter, wykehamgroup, captain, wykeham, barnes,. Air Marshal Sir Peter Guy Wykeham KCB DSO amp Bar OBE DFC amp Bar AFC 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 1 Sir Peter Guy WykehamGroup Captain P G Wykeham Barnes c 1944Born13 September 1915Died23 February 1995 1995 02 23 aged 79 AllegianceUnited KingdomService wbr branchRoyal Air ForceYears of service1932 1969RankAir MarshalCommands heldDeputy Chief of the Air Staff 1967 69 Far East Air Force 1964 67 No 38 Group RAF 1960 62 RAF Wattisham 1952 53 RAF North Weald 1951 52 No 140 Wing RAF 1944 No 23 Squadron RAF 1942 43 No 257 Squadron RAF 1942 No 73 Squadron RAF 1941 Battles warsSecond World WarNorth African CampaignEuropean theatreItalian campaignKorean WarAwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the BathDistinguished Service Order amp BarOfficer of the Order of the British EmpireDistinguished Flying Cross amp BarAir Force CrossMentioned in Despatches 3 Air Medal United States Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog Denmark Contents 1 RAF career 2 Published works 3 Family 4 ReferencesRAF career editWykeham Barnes joined the Royal Air Force as an apprentice in 1932 2 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 2 He continued his war service as Officer Commanding No 257 Squadron and then as Officer Commanding No 23 Squadron before becoming Sector Commander at RAF Kenley and then commanding No 140 Wing 2 Remaining in the RAF after the War Wykeham Barnes was employed as a test pilot before serving with the USAF Fifth Air Force in the Korean War 2 On his return to Great Britain Wykeham Barnes served as station commander at RAF North Weald and then RAF Wattisham before becoming Assistant Chief of Staff Operations at Headquarters Allied Air Forces Central Europe in 1953 2 He went on to join the Air Staff Operations at Headquarters RAF Fighter Command in 1956 and became Director of Fighter amp Theatre Air Force Operations in 1958 2 He served as Air Officer Commanding No 38 Group from 1960 the Director of the Joint Warfare Staff from 1962 the Commander of the Far East Air Force from 1964 and the Deputy Chief of the Air Staff from 1967 before retiring in 1969 2 Published works editWykeham is the author of a history of Fighter Command Fighter Command A Study of Air Defence 1914 1960 published in 1960 and a biography of Alberto Santos Dumont published in 1962 Family editIn 1949 Wykeham married Barbara Priestley they had two sons and one daughter 3 4 References edit Thomas Andrew 2013 Mosquito Aces of World War 2 Bloomsbury Publishing p 77 ISBN 9781472802408 a b c d e f g Air of Authority A History of RAF Organisation Air Marshal Sir Peter Wykeham Roberts Jack 5 July 2006 Obituary Barbara Wykeham The Guardian Archived from the original on 17 December 2022 Retrieved 20 December 2022 Foxley Norris Christopher 28 February 1995 Obituary Air Marshal Sir Peter Wykeham The Independent Archived from the original on 20 December 2022 Retrieved 20 December 2022 Military offices Preceded bySir Hector McGregor Commander in Chief Far East Air Force1964 1966 Succeeded bySir Rochford Hughes Preceded bySir Reginald Emson Deputy Chief of the Air Staff1967 1969 Post disbanded Portals nbsp Aviation nbsp Biography nbsp United KingdomPeter Wykeham at Wikipedia s sister projects nbsp Media from Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peter Wykeham amp oldid 1207243845, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
