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Allan Perry-Keene

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Allan Perry-Keene
Born(1898-11-10)10 November 1898
Gateshead, England
Died16 March 1987(1987-03-16) (aged 88)
Andover, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army (1917–1918)
Royal Air Force (1918–1949)
Years of service1917–1949
RankAir Vice Marshal
CommandsRoyal Pakistan Air Force (1947–1949)
No. 2 (Indian) Group (1946)
No. 4 (Indian) Group (1946)
No. 227 Group (1946)
Battles / warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsCompanion 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.

Military career

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Perry-Keene was a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War.

Later life

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In his later years, Perry-Keene wrote an autobiography titled Reflected Glory – An Autobiography. It was privately published in 1978.[1]

Military offices
New title
RPAF established
Commander-in-Chief, Royal Pakistan Air Force
1947–1949
Succeeded by

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Citations

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  1. ^ "Handlist of papers: P". Archived from the original on 25 December 2007. Retrieved 29 December 2007.

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