| 词条 | Peter Thorne (RAF officer) |
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|name= Peter Donald Thorne |birth_date= {{Birth date|1923|6|3|df=yes}} |death_date= {{Death date and age|2014|4|5|1923|6|3|df=yes}} |birth_place= Eastbourne, England |allegiance= {{flag|United Kingdom}} |branch= {{air force|United Kingdom}} |serviceyears= 1941–1978 |rank= Air Commodore |commands= RAF Farnborough |battles= Second World War |awards= Officer of the Order of the British Empire Air Force Cross & Two Bars |laterwork= Aviation consultant }}Air Commodore Peter Donald Thorne, {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|OBE|AFC2}} (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] Early yearsThorne was born on 3 June 1923 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, and educated at Culford School in Bury St Edmunds.[1] ServiceIn 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] References1. ^1 2 {{cite news|title=Air Commodore Peter Thorne - obituary|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10974374/Air-Commodore-Peter-Thorne-obituary.html|accessdate=19 December 2017|work=The Telegraph|date=17 July 2014}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Thorne, Peter}}2. ^{{London Gazette |issue=36004 |date=4 May 1943 |page=2052 |supp=y }} 9 : 1923 births|2014 deaths|British World War II pilots|British test pilots|Officers of the Order of the British Empire|People educated at Culford School|Recipients of the Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)|Royal Air Force officers|Royal Air Force personnel of World War II |
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