Allan Perry-Keene
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Air Vice Marshal Allan Lancelot Addison Perry-Keene CB
, OBE
(10 November 1898 – 16 March 1987) was a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps
during World War I
who went on to become a senior commander in the Royal Air Force
. Perry-Keene was also the first commander of the Royal Pakistan Air Force
.
In his later years, Perry-Keene wrote an autobiography titled Reflected Glory - An Autobiography. It was privately published in 1978.
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
, OBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(10 November 1898 – 16 March 1987) was a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps
Royal Flying Corps
The Royal Flying Corps was the over-land air arm of the British military during most of the First World War. During the early part of the war, the RFC's responsibilities were centred on support of the British Army, via artillery co-operation and photographic reconnaissance...
during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
who went on to become a senior commander in the Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
. Perry-Keene was also the first commander of the Royal Pakistan Air Force
Pakistan Air Force
The Pakistan Air Force is the leading air arm of the Pakistan Armed Forces and is primarily tasked with the aerial defence of Pakistan with a secondary role of providing air support to the Pakistan Army and the Pakistan Navy. The PAF also has a tertiary role of providing strategic air transport...
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In his later years, Perry-Keene wrote an autobiography titled Reflected Glory - An Autobiography. It was privately published in 1978.