caption branch commands death_place death_date allegiance awards battles birth_date nickname rank image article_title birth_name
patrick first world war playfair in the royal flying corps during the united kingdom air 1 group raf no. 3 group raf central flying school forces no. 8 squadron rfc in india advanced air striking force no. newmarket , suffolk , england 23 november 1974 -lrb- aged 85 -rrb- united kingdom knight companion of the order of the bath commander of the commander royal victorian order military cross mention in despatches -lrb- 2 of -rrb- the order of the british empire first world war second world war 22 november 1889 pip air marshal playfair in the rfc.jpg patrick playfair
 patrick henry lyon playfair
patrick playfair

air marshal sir patrick henry lyon playfair kbe cb cvo mc raf -lrb- 22 november 1889 -- 23 november 1974 -rrb- was a commander in the royal flying corps during the first world war and a senior commander in the royal air force until his retirement during the second world war .
in 1945 he published `` warfare today : how modern battles are planned and fought on land , at sea , and in the air '' , co-written by gen. sir john frederick charles fuller -lrb- 1878-1966 -rrb- and adm. sir reginald bacon -lrb- 1863-1947 -rrb- .
