caption serviceyears branch commands death_date death_place birth_place allegiance awards image_size placeofburial_label battles birth_date nickname rank image article_title name
air commanding no , 224 group raf at his headquarters at vice-marshal akyab , burma . the earl of bandon , air officer 1922 -- 1964 united kingdom no. no. 11 group second tactical air force far east air 224 force allied air forces central europe group royal observer corps no. 2 group 8 february 1979 -lrb- aged 74 -rrb- bon secours hospital , cork gillingham , kent united kingdom knight empire companion of the order of the bath commander of grand the royal victorian order distinguished service order mentioned in despatches cross -lrb- 3 -rrb- distinguished flying cross -lrb- united states -rrb- of bronze star medal -lrb- united states -rrb- the order of the british 200px place of burial world war ii 30 august 1904 paddy air chief marshal earl of bandon in burma wwii iwm ci 1323.jpg percy bernard , 5th earl of bandon
 the earl of bandon
percy bernard , 5th earl of bandon

air chief marshal percy ronald gardner bernard , 5th earl of bandon -lrb- 30 august 1904 -- 8 february 1979 -rrb- was an anglo-irish aristocrat who served as a senior commander in the royal air force in the mid-20th century .
he was a squadron , station and group commander during world war ii , and the fifth commandant of the royal observer corps after the war .
he was awarded the american distinguished flying cross and bronze star medal in 1946 .
