Allan Perry-Keene | |
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Born | Gateshead, England | 10 November 1898
Died | 16 March 1987 Andover, England | (aged 88)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ |
British Army (1917–18) Royal Air Force (1918–49) |
Years of service | 1917–1949 |
Rank | Air Vice Marshal |
Commands held |
Royal Pakistan Air Force (1947–49) No. 2 (Indian) Group (1946) No. 4 (Indian) Group (1946) No. 227 Group (1946) |
Battles/wars |
First World War Second World War |
Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mentioned in Despatches |
Air Vice Marshal Allan Lancelot Addison Perry-Keene, CB, OBE (10 November 1898 – 16 March 1987) was a senior English officer in the Royal Air Force who served as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Pakistan Air Force from 1947 to 1949.
Perry-Keene was a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War.
In his later years, Perry-Keene wrote an autobiography titled Reflected Glory – An Autobiography. It was privately published in 1978. [1]