Peter Thorne (RAF officer)

Air Commodore Peter Donald Thorne, OBE, AFC & Two Bars (3 June 1923 – 5 April 2014) was a fighter pilot and test pilot in the Royal Air Force (RAF), who held diplomatic posts in Tehran and Moscow during the 1970s.[1]

Peter Donald Thorne
Born(1923-06-03)3 June 1923
Eastbourne, England
Died5 April 2014(2014-04-05) (aged 90)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Air Force
Years of service1941–1978
RankAir Commodore
Commands heldRAF Farnborough
Battles/warsSecond World War
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire
Air Force Cross & Two Bars
Other workAviation consultant

Early years

Thorne was born on 3 June 1923 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, and educated at Culford School in Bury St Edmunds.[1]

Service

In 1941, Thorne enlisted in the RAF for service in the Second World War, and began flight training while still only 17 years old.[1] He was promoted to flying officer in 1943, with seniority from 3 January.[2]

References

  1. "Air Commodore Peter Thorne - obituary". The Telegraph. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  2. "No. 36004". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 May 1943. p. 2052.
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