Air Commodore R Peacock-Edwards
Rick Peacock-Edwards
Named in the book
- Rank
- Air Commodore
- Honours
- CBE AFC
- School
- Michaelhouse
- In the book
- Pages 62
From the book
Against Unfavourable Odds
Rested as an “OTU” instructor, he served with No’s 258 and 273 squadrons in Ceylon in 1942 acquitted himself well claiming at least two Japanese aircraft and a “Distinguished Flying Cross” award in December. The second former Michaelhouse pupil to command No 30 Squadron, he returned to Britain after commanding the Colombo based squadron from February 1943 to April 1944. Squadron Leader Peacock-Edwards DFC retired from the RAF in 1958, returned to South Africa and died in Johannesburg in 1983. His son, Air Commodore Rick Peacock- Edwards CBE AFC, an RAF fighter pilot and also Michaelhouse educated, enjoyed an illustrious RAF career spanning 34 years before retiring in 1999.