{"product_id":"1-72-corgi-49101-hawker-hurricane-mk-1-p3854-vy-q-flown-by-sqdn-ldr-peter-townsend-65-sqdn-r-a-f-limited-edition-2000-release","title":"1\/72 Corgi (49101) Hawker Hurricane Mk.1 (P3854 \/ VY-Q) flown by Sqdn.Ldr. Peter Townsend 65 Sqdn. R.A.F. (Limited Edition) 2000 Release","description":"\u003cp\u003e1\/72 Corgi (49101) Hawker Hurricane Mk.1 (P3854 \/ VY-Q) flown by Sqdn.Ldr. Peter Townsend 65 Sqdn. R.A.F. (Limited Edition) 2000 Release   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"clsLayout\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e1\/72 Corgi (49101)\u003cbr\u003eHawker Hurricane Mk I \u003cbr\u003eflown by Sqn.Ldr. Peter Townsend\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eBattle of Britain, Sept 1940,\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e RAF Church Fenton, England, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eNo.85 Sqdn,\u003cspan\u003e R.A.F.\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\"\u003e1:72 Scale\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e   \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\"\u003eLength\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e   \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\"\u003eWidth\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHawker Hurricane Mk I\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e   \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5.25\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e   \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6.75\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eP3854 was initially with No.7 OTU and served with Nos 85 and 257 Squadrons before transfer to No.56 OTU and being struck off charge on 2nd August 1941. The aircraft depicted was flown by Squadron Leader Peter Townsend of No.85 Squadron based at Church Fenton from September 1940. It carried the code VY-Q and wears the squadron's hexagonal badge below the cockpit, the marking having been ousted from its original position on the fin by an RAF flash.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flyingmule.com\/powersearch\/?Search=CAT_TYP_PRP_FTR_HURRICANE\"\u003eHawker Hurricane Mk I\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBased on the Fury biplane and designed by Sydney Camm as a monoplane fighter, the Hurricane was first flown on November 6th, 1935. With its wide-set landing gear, easy handling, reliability, and stable gun platform, the Hurricane was suitable for a variety of different roles such as intruder, ground strafing and night fighter. Steel-tube construction meant cannon shells could pass right through the wood and fabric covering without exploding. The Hurricane underwent many modifications during its lifetime, including an upgraded Merlin engine and interchangeable multi-purpose wings, staging twelve 7.7mm guns and two 40mm anti-tank guns and carrying two 500lb bombs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"clsCopyright\"\u003e© Copyright 2003-2026 The Flying Mule, Inc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cheader class=\"mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar no-font-mode-scale\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 id=\"firstHeading\" class=\"firstHeading mw-first-heading\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-page-title-main\"\u003ePeter Townsend (RAF officer)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"p-lang-btn\" class=\"vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bodyContent\" class=\"vector-body ve-init-mw-desktopArticleTarget-targetContainer\" aria-labelledby=\"firstHeading\" data-mw-ve-target-container=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv 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India\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(\u003cspan\u003enow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eYangon,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Myanmar\" title=\"Myanmar\"\u003eMyanmar\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" class=\"infobox-label\"\u003eDied\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"infobox-data\"\u003e19 June 1995\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(aged\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e80)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"deathplace\"\u003e\n\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saint-L%C3%A9ger-en-Yvelines\" title=\"Saint-Léger-en-Yvelines\"\u003eSaint-Léger-en-Yvelines\u003c\/a\u003e, France\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" class=\"infobox-label\"\u003eBuried\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"infobox-data\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"label\"\u003eSaint-Léger-en-Yvelines\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" class=\"infobox-label\"\u003eAllegiance\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"infobox-data\"\u003eUnited Kingdom\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" class=\"infobox-label\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBranch\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"infobox-data\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Air_Force\" title=\"Royal Air Force\"\u003eRoyal Air Force\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" class=\"infobox-label\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eService\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eyears\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"infobox-data\"\u003e1933–1955\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" class=\"infobox-label\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRank\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"infobox-data\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Group_Captain_(rank)\" title=\"Group Captain (rank)\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eGroup Captain\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" class=\"infobox-label\"\u003eCommands\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"infobox-data\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"plainlist\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/RAF_West_Malling\" title=\"RAF West Malling\"\u003eRAF West Malling\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1943–44)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/No._605_Squadron_RAF\" title=\"No. 605 Squadron RAF\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eNo. 605 Squadron RAF\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1942)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/RAF_Drem\" title=\"RAF Drem\"\u003eRAF Drem\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1942)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/No._85_Squadron_RAF\" title=\"No. 85 Squadron RAF\"\u003eNo. 85 Squadron RAF\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1940–41)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" class=\"infobox-label\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eConflicts\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"infobox-data\"\u003e\n\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_World_War\" title=\"Second World War\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eSecond World War\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Britain\" title=\"Battle of Britain\"\u003eBattle of Britain\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" class=\"infobox-label\"\u003eAwards\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"infobox-data\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"plainlist\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Commander_of_the_Royal_Victorian_Order\" title=\"Commander of the Royal Victorian Order\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eCommander of the Royal Victorian Order\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Distinguished_Service_Order\" title=\"Distinguished Service Order\"\u003eDistinguished Service Order\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_Kingdom)\" title=\"Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)\"\u003eDistinguished Flying Cross\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u0026amp;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Medal_bar\" title=\"Medal bar\"\u003eBar\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mentioned_in_Despatches\" title=\"Mentioned in Despatches\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eMentioned in Despatches\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" class=\"infobox-label\"\u003eSpouses\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"infobox-data\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"plainlist\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"marriage-display-inline\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rosemary_Pratt,_Marchioness_Camden\" title=\"Rosemary Pratt, Marchioness Camden\"\u003eRosemary Pawle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"marriage-line-margin2px\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e(\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cabbr title=\"married\" data-mw='{\"attribs\":[[{\"txt\":\"title\"},{\"html\":\"\u0026lt;span typeof=\\\"mw:Nowiki\\\" id=\\\"mwCA\\\"\u0026gt;married\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\"}]]}'\u003em.\u003c\/abbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1941\u003cspan\u003e;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cabbr title=\"divorced\" data-mw='{\"attribs\":[[{\"txt\":\"title\"},{\"html\":\"\u0026lt;span typeof=\\\"mw:Nowiki\\\" id=\\\"mwCQ\\\"\u0026gt;divorced\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\"}]]}'\u003ediv.\u003c\/abbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1952\u003cspan\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cwbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"marriage-display-inline\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eMarie-Luce Jamagne\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"marriage-line-margin2px\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e(\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cabbr title=\"married\" data-mw='{\"attribs\":[[{\"txt\":\"title\"},{\"html\":\"\u0026lt;span typeof=\\\"mw:Nowiki\\\" id=\\\"mwCg\\\"\u0026gt;married\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\"}]]}'\u003em.\u003c\/abbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1959\u003cspan\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cwbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" class=\"infobox-label\"\u003eChildren\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"infobox-data\"\u003e5\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwCw\"\u003eGroup Captain\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb id=\"mwDA\"\u003ePeter Wooldridge Townsend\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(22 November 1914 – 19 June 1995) was a British\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Air_Force\" title=\"Royal Air Force\" id=\"mwDQ\"\u003eRoyal Air Force\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eofficer, flying ace,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Courtier\" title=\"Courtier\" id=\"mwDg\"\u003ecourtier\u003c\/a\u003e, and author. He served with distinction during the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_World_War\" title=\"Second World War\" class=\"mw-redirect\" id=\"mwDw\"\u003eSecond World War\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand, in 1944, was appointed\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Equerry\" title=\"Equerry\" id=\"mwEA\"\u003eequerry\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/King_George_VI\" title=\"King George VI\" class=\"mw-redirect\" id=\"mwEQ\"\u003eKing George VI\u003c\/a\u003e, before later becoming comptroller of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Queen_Elizabeth_the_Queen_Mother\" title=\"Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother\" id=\"mwEg\"\u003eQueen Elizabeth the Queen Mother\u003c\/a\u003e's household. Townsend became widely known for his relationship with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Princess_Margaret\" title=\"Princess Margaret\" class=\"mw-redirect\" id=\"mwEw\"\u003ePrincess Margaret\u003c\/a\u003e, the younger sister of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Queen_Elizabeth_II\" title=\"Queen Elizabeth II\" class=\"mw-redirect\" id=\"mwFA\"\u003eQueen Elizabeth II\u003c\/a\u003e, which attracted significant public and political attention in the 1950s. He married twice and had five children. After leaving the Royal Household, he served as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_attach%C3%A9\" title=\"Air attaché\" class=\"mw-redirect\" id=\"mwFQ\"\u003eair attaché\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brussels\" title=\"Brussels\" id=\"mwFg\"\u003eBrussels\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand later pursued a successful writing career. He died in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/France\" title=\"France\" id=\"mwFw\"\u003eFrance\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein 1995 and has since been portrayed in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Netflix\" title=\"Netflix\" id=\"mwGA\"\u003eNetflix\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eseries\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci id=\"mwGQ\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Crown_(TV_series)\" title=\"The Crown (TV series)\" id=\"mwGg\"\u003eThe Crown\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection data-mw-section-id=\"1\" id=\"mwHA\" aria-labelledby=\"Early_life\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"Early_life\"\u003eEarly life\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"mw-editsection\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwHQ\"\u003ePeter Wooldridge Townsend was born on 22 November 1914 in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yangon\" title=\"Yangon\" id=\"mwHg\"\u003eRangoon\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_rule_in_Burma\" title=\"British rule in Burma\" id=\"mwHw\"\u003eBurma\u003c\/a\u003e, to Lieutenant Colonel Edward Copleston Townsend, of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Indian_Army\" title=\"British Indian Army\" id=\"mwIA\"\u003eBritish Indian Army\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Barrymaine1958p19_1-0\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{\"name\":\"Barrymaine1958p19\"},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-Barrymaine1958p19-1\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-Barrymaine1958p19-1\" id=\"mwIQ\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwIg\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwIw\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e1\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwJA\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand his wife, Gladys, daughter of Herbert Hatt-Cook of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hartford,_Cheshire\" title=\"Hartford, Cheshire\" id=\"mwJQ\"\u003eHartford Hall, Cheshire\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-2\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-2\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-2\" id=\"mwJg\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwJw\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwKA\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e2\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwKQ\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-3\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-3\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-3\" id=\"mwKg\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwKw\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwLA\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e3\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwLQ\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Who_Was_Who_4-0\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{\"name\":\"Who Was Who\"},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-Who_Was_Who-4\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-Who_Was_Who-4\" id=\"mwLg\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwLw\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwMA\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e4\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwMQ\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAt the time of their marriage, his father was 20 years older than his bride.\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-5\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-5\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-5\" id=\"mwMg\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwMw\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwNA\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e5\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwNQ\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Townsend family, originally of Devon, traditionally sent its sons into the Church or the armed forces.\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Barrymaine1958p19_1-1\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{\"name\":\"Barrymaine1958p19\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-Barrymaine1958p19-1\" id=\"mwNg\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwNw\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwOA\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e1\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwOQ\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTownsend was one of six children, with two brothers and three sisters. One brother, Philip, was awarded the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Distinguished_Service_Order\" title=\"Distinguished Service Order\" id=\"mwOg\"\u003eDSO\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewhile serving with the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/6th_Gurkha_Rifles\" title=\"6th Gurkha Rifles\" class=\"mw-redirect\" id=\"mwOw\"\u003e6th Gurkha Rifles\u003c\/a\u003e, and one sister, Stephanie, married Arthur Gaitskell, brother of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hugh_Gaitskell\" title=\"Hugh Gaitskell\" id=\"mwPA\"\u003eHugh Gaitskell\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-aww19550323_6-0\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{\"name\":\"aww19550323\",\"group\":\"\"},\"body\":{\"html\":\"\"},\"parts\":[{\"template\":{\"target\":{\"wt\":\"r\",\"href\":\".\/Template:R\"},\"params\":{\"1\":{\"wt\":\"aww19550323\"}},\"i\":0}}]}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-aww19550323-6\" id=\"mwPQ\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwPg\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwPw\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e6\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwQA\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwQQ\"\u003eFrom 1928 to 1932, Townsend was educated at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Haileybury_and_Imperial_Service_College\" title=\"Haileybury and Imperial Service College\" id=\"mwQg\"\u003eHaileybury and Imperial Service College\u003c\/a\u003e, then an all-boys\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Private_schools_in_the_United_Kingdom\" title=\"Private schools in the United Kingdom\" id=\"mwQw\"\u003eprivate school\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-7\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-7\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-7\" id=\"mwRA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwRQ\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwRg\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e7\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwRw\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection data-mw-section-id=\"2\" id=\"mwSA\" aria-labelledby=\"RAF_career\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"RAF_career\"\u003eRAF career\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"mw-editsection\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwSQ\"\u003eTownsend joined the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Air_Force\" title=\"Royal Air Force\" id=\"mwSg\"\u003eRoyal Air Force\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein 1933 and trained at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/RAF_Cranwell\" title=\"RAF Cranwell\" id=\"mwSw\"\u003eRAF Cranwell\u003c\/a\u003e. He was commissioned a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pilot_officer\" title=\"Pilot officer\" id=\"mwTA\"\u003epilot officer\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon 27 July 1935.\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-8\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-8\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-8\" id=\"mwTQ\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwTg\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwTw\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e8\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwUA\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eOn graduation, he was posted to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/No._1_Squadron_RAF\" title=\"No. 1 Squadron RAF\" id=\"mwUQ\"\u003eNo. 1 Squadron RAF\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eat\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/RAF_Tangmere\" title=\"RAF Tangmere\" id=\"mwUg\"\u003eRAF Tangmere\u003c\/a\u003e, flying the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hawker_Fury\" title=\"Hawker Fury\" id=\"mwUw\"\u003eHawker Fury\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebiplane fighter. In 1936, he was transferred to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/No._36_Squadron_RAF\" title=\"No. 36 Squadron RAF\" id=\"mwVA\"\u003eNo. 36 Squadron RAF\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein Singapore, where he flew the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vickers_Vildebeest\" title=\"Vickers Vildebeest\" id=\"mwVQ\"\u003eVickers Vildebeest\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etorpedo bomber.\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-9\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-9\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-9\" id=\"mwVg\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwVw\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwWA\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e9\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwWQ\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHe was promoted to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flying_officer\" title=\"Flying officer\" id=\"mwWg\"\u003eflying officer\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon 27 January 1937,\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-10\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-10\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-10\" id=\"mwWw\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwXA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwXQ\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e10\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwXg\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand returned to Tangmere later that year as a member of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/No._43_Squadron_RAF\" title=\"No. 43 Squadron RAF\" id=\"mwXw\"\u003eNo. 43 Squadron RAF\u003c\/a\u003e. Townsend was promoted to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flight_lieutenant\" title=\"Flight lieutenant\" id=\"mwYA\"\u003eflight lieutenant\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon 27 January 1939.\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-11\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-11\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-11\" id=\"mwYQ\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwYg\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwYw\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e11\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwZA\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwZQ\"\u003eIn his memoir, Townsend described No. 605 Squadron's arrival at Tangmere shortly before the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Outbreak_of_World_War_II\" title=\"Outbreak of World War II\" class=\"mw-redirect\" id=\"mwZg\"\u003eoutbreak of war\u003c\/a\u003e. He wrote:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote id=\"mwZw\"\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwaA\"\u003eThings hummed at Tangmere Cottage, just opposite the guard room, where\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Verney,_20th_Baron_Willoughby_de_Broke\" title=\"John Verney, 20th Baron Willoughby de Broke\" id=\"mwaQ\"\u003e[605's commanding officer John Willoughby de Broke and his wife Rachel]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ekept open house. There we spent wild evenings, drinking, singing, dancing to romantic tunes\u003cspan class=\"nowrap\" id=\"mwag\" data-mw='{\"parts\":[{\"template\":{\"target\":{\"wt\":\"nbsp\",\"href\":\".\/Template:Nbsp\"},\"params\":{},\"i\":0}}]}'\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e... we danced blithely, relentlessly towards catastrophe\u003cspan class=\"nowrap\" id=\"mwaw\" data-mw='{\"parts\":[{\"template\":{\"target\":{\"wt\":\"nbsp\",\"href\":\".\/Template:Nbsp\"},\"params\":{},\"i\":0}}]}'\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e... With one chance in five of survival - not counting the burnt and the wounded - only a handful of us would come through.\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-12\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-12\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-12\" id=\"mwbA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwbQ\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwbg\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e12\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwbw\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwcA\"\u003eThe first enemy aircraft to crash on English soil during the Second World War fell to fighters from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/RAF_Acklington\" title=\"RAF Acklington\" id=\"mwcQ\"\u003eRAF Acklington\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein Northumberland on 3 February 1940, when three Hurricanes of 'B' flight, No. 43 Squadron, shot down a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luftwaffe\" title=\"Luftwaffe\" id=\"mwcg\"\u003eLuftwaffe\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Heinkel_He_111\" title=\"Heinkel He 111\" id=\"mwcw\"\u003eHeinkel He 111\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kampfgeschwader_26\" title=\"Kampfgeschwader 26\" id=\"mwdA\"\u003e4.\/KG 26\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003enear\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Whitby\" title=\"Whitby\" id=\"mwdQ\"\u003eWhitby\u003c\/a\u003e. The pilots were Flight Lieutenant Townsend, Flying Officer \"Tiger\" Folkes, and Sergeant\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Herbert_Hallowes\" title=\"Herbert Hallowes\" id=\"mwdg\"\u003eHerbert Hallowes\u003c\/a\u003e. Townsend claimed two further He 111s on 22 February and 8 April, and a sixth share on 22 April. Enemy aircraft had previously been shot down in 1939 over Scotland's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scapa_Flow\" title=\"Scapa Flow\" id=\"mwdw\"\u003eScapa Flow\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003enaval base during the Luftwaffe's first raid on Britain.\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-13\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-13\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-13\" id=\"mweA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mweQ\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mweg\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e13\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwew\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwfA\"\u003eTownsend was awarded the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_Kingdom)\" title=\"Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)\" id=\"mwfQ\"\u003eDistinguished Flying Cross\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(DFC) in April 1940:\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-14\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-14\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-14\" id=\"mwfg\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwfw\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwgA\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e14\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwgQ\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote class=\"templatequote\" id=\"mwgw\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFlight Lieutenant Peter Wooldridge Townsend (33178) In April 1940, whilst on patrol over the North Sea, Flight Lieutenant Townsend intercepted and attacked an enemy aircraft at dusk and after a running fight shot it down. This is the third success obtained by this pilot and in each instance he has displayed qualities of leadership, skill and determination of the highest order, with little regard for his own safety.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"mw-default-size mw-halign-right\" id=\"mwhA\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Hawker_Hurricane_at_Castle_Camps_-_RAF_Fighter_Command_1940_HU104489.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description\" id=\"mwhQ\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/2a\/Hawker_Hurricane_at_Castle_Camps_-_RAF_Fighter_Command_1940_HU104489.jpg\/250px-Hawker_Hurricane_at_Castle_Camps_-_RAF_Fighter_Command_1940_HU104489.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" data-file-width=\"5718\" data-file-height=\"3675\" data-file-type=\"bitmap\" height=\"161\" width=\"250\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/2a\/Hawker_Hurricane_at_Castle_Camps_-_RAF_Fighter_Command_1940_HU104489.jpg\/500px-Hawker_Hurricane_at_Castle_Camps_-_RAF_Fighter_Command_1940_HU104489.jpg 2x\" class=\"mw-file-element\" id=\"mwhg\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cfigcaption id=\"mwhw\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"center\" id=\"mwiA\" data-mw='{\"parts\":[{\"template\":{\"target\":{\"wt\":\"center\",\"href\":\".\/Template:Center\"},\"params\":{\"1\":{\"wt\":\"Squadron Leader Townsend of [[No. 85 Squadron RAF]] exits his [[Hawker Hurricane]] at [[RAF Castle Camps]], July 1940\"}},\"i\":0}}]}'\u003eSquadron Leader Townsend of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/No._85_Squadron_RAF\" title=\"No. 85 Squadron RAF\"\u003eNo. 85 Squadron RAF\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eexits his\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hawker_Hurricane\" title=\"Hawker Hurricane\"\u003eHawker Hurricane\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eat\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/RAF_Castle_Camps\" title=\"RAF Castle Camps\"\u003eRAF Castle Camps\u003c\/a\u003e, July 1940\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwiQ\"\u003eBy May 1940, Townsend was regarded as one of the most capable\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Squadron_leader\" title=\"Squadron leader\" id=\"mwig\"\u003esquadron leaders\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Britain\" title=\"Battle of Britain\" id=\"mwiw\"\u003eBattle of Britain\u003c\/a\u003e. He served throughout the battle as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Commanding_officer\" title=\"Commanding officer\" id=\"mwjA\"\u003ecommanding officer\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/No._85_Squadron_RAF\" title=\"No. 85 Squadron RAF\" id=\"mwjQ\"\u003eNo. 85 Squadron RAF\u003c\/a\u003e, flying\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hawker_Hurricane\" title=\"Hawker Hurricane\" id=\"mwjg\"\u003eHawker Hurricanes\u003c\/a\u003e. On 11 July 1940, Acting Squadron Leader Townsend, flying Hurricane VY-K (P2716), intercepted a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dornier_Do_17\" title=\"Dornier Do 17\" id=\"mwjw\"\u003eDornier Do 17\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/KG_2\" title=\"KG 2\" class=\"mw-redirect\" id=\"mwkA\"\u003eKG 2\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand severely damaged it, forcing the bomber to crash-land at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arras\" title=\"Arras\" id=\"mwkQ\"\u003eArras\u003c\/a\u003e. Return fire ruptured the Hurricane's coolant system, and Townsend ditched\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"mwkg\" data-mw='{\"parts\":[{\"template\":{\"target\":{\"wt\":\"convert\",\"href\":\".\/Template:Convert\"},\"params\":{\"1\":{\"wt\":\"20\"},\"2\":{\"wt\":\"mi\"}},\"i\":0}}]}'\u003e20 miles (32\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ekm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efrom the English coast, where he was rescued by HM Trawler\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci id=\"mwkw\"\u003eCape Finisterre\u003c\/i\u003e. He was\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mentioned_in_despatches\" title=\"Mentioned in despatches\" class=\"mw-redirect\" id=\"mwlA\"\u003ementioned in despatches\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe same month.\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-15\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-15\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-15\" id=\"mwlQ\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwlg\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwlw\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e15\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwmA\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwmQ\"\u003eOn 31 August, during combat with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Messerschmitt_Bf_110\" title=\"Messerschmitt Bf 110\" id=\"mwmg\"\u003eMesserschmitt Bf 110s\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eover\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tonbridge\" title=\"Tonbridge\" id=\"mwmw\"\u003eTonbridge\u003c\/a\u003e, Townsend was shot down and wounded in the left foot by a cannon shell that passed through the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Glycol\" title=\"Glycol\" class=\"mw-redirect\" id=\"mwnA\"\u003eglycol\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etank and exploded in the cockpit. He continued to lead the squadron on the ground even after the wound resulted in the amputation of his big toe, and he returned to operational flying on 21 September. Townsend was promoted to the substantive rank of squadron leader on 1 September 1940.\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-16\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-16\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-16\" id=\"mwnQ\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwng\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwnw\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e16\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwoA\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwoQ\"\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Medal_bar\" title=\"Medal bar\" id=\"mwog\"\u003eBar\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto his DFC was awarded in early September 1940 for leading his squadron in protecting convoys during July and August 1940, personally shooting down four enemy aircraft, and leading his unit in destroying at least 10 more and damaging many others. The citation stated: \"The success which has been achieved has been due to Squadron Leader Townsend's unflagging zeal and leadership.\"\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-17\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-17\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-17\" id=\"mwow\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwpA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwpQ\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e17\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwpg\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwpw\"\u003eTownsend oversaw the conversion of No. 85 Squadron to night operations at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/RAF_Hunsdon\" title=\"RAF Hunsdon\" class=\"mw-redirect\" id=\"mwqA\"\u003eRAF Hunsdon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein Hertfordshire in early 1941. In May 1941, by then an acting\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wing_commander_(rank)\" title=\"Wing commander (rank)\" class=\"mw-redirect\" id=\"mwqQ\"\u003ewing commander\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand credited with shooting down at least 11 enemy aircraft, he was awarded the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Distinguished_Service_Order\" title=\"Distinguished Service Order\" id=\"mwqg\"\u003eDistinguished Service Order\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(DSO). His citation recorded that he had \"displayed outstanding powers of leadership and organisation, combined with great determination and skill in air combat. By his untiring efforts he has contributed materially to the many successes obtained by his squadron.\"\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-18\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-18\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-18\" id=\"mwqw\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwrA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwrQ\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e18\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwrg\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwrw\"\u003eTownsend was promoted to the temporary rank of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wing_commander_(rank)\" title=\"Wing commander (rank)\" class=\"mw-redirect\" id=\"mwsA\"\u003ewing commander\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon 1 December 1941.\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-19\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-19\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-19\" id=\"mwsQ\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwsg\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwsw\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e19\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwtA\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHe later became commanding officer of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/RAF_Drem\" title=\"RAF Drem\" id=\"mwtQ\"\u003eRAF Drem\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein Scotland in April 1942 and subsequently commanded\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/No._611_Squadron_RAF\" title=\"No. 611 Squadron RAF\" class=\"mw-redirect\" id=\"mwtg\"\u003eNo. 611 Squadron RAF\u003c\/a\u003e, a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Supermarine_Spitfire\" title=\"Supermarine Spitfire\" id=\"mwtw\"\u003eSpitfire\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eunit. He later led\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/No._605_Squadron_RAF\" title=\"No. 605 Squadron RAF\" class=\"mw-redirect\" id=\"mwuA\"\u003eNo. 605 Squadron RAF\u003c\/a\u003e, a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Night_fighter\" title=\"Night fighter\" id=\"mwuQ\"\u003enight-fighter\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eunit, and attended the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Staff_college\" title=\"Staff college\" id=\"mwug\"\u003estaff college\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efrom October 1942. In January 1943, he was appointed commanding officer of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/RAF_West_Malling\" title=\"RAF West Malling\" id=\"mwuw\"\u003eRAF West Malling\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein Kent. His wartime record was nine aircraft destroyed, two shared, two \"probables\" and four damaged.\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-20\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-20\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-20\" id=\"mwvA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwvQ\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwvg\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e20\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwvw\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"wikitable\" id=\"mwwA\"\u003e\n\u003ccaption id=\"mwwQ\"\u003eClaims by Flt Lt Peter Townsend during World War II air operations\u003c\/caption\u003e\n\u003ctbody id=\"mwwg\"\u003e\n\u003ctr id=\"mwww\"\u003e\n\u003cth id=\"mwxA\"\u003eDate\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth id=\"mwxQ\"\u003eLocation\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth id=\"mwxg\"\u003eAircraft shot down\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr id=\"mwxw\"\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"mwyA\"\u003e3 February 1940\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"mwyQ\"\u003eNear Whitby, North Yorkshire\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"mwyg\"\u003eHeinkel He 111 (4.\/KG 26) – first enemy aircraft to crash on English soil\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-21\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-21\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-21\" id=\"mwyw\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwzA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwzQ\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e21\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwzg\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr id=\"mwzw\"\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"mw0A\"\u003e22 February 1940\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"mw0Q\"\u003eNorth England patrol\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"mw0g\"\u003eHeinkel He 111 – claimed destroyed\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-22\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-22\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-22\" id=\"mw0w\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mw1A\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mw1Q\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e22\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mw1g\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr id=\"mw1w\"\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"mw2A\"\u003e8 April 1940\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"mw2Q\"\u003eNorth England patrol\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"mw2g\"\u003eHeinkel He 111 – claimed destroyed\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-23\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-23\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-23\" id=\"mw2w\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mw3A\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mw3Q\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e23\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mw3g\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr id=\"mw3w\"\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"mw4A\"\u003e11 July 1940\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"mw4Q\"\u003eOff Arras \/ English Channel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"mw4g\"\u003eDornier Do 17 – severely damaged, forced to crash‑land in France\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-24\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-24\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-24\" id=\"mw4w\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mw5A\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mw5Q\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e24\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mw5g\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr id=\"mw5w\"\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"mw6A\"\u003e11 August 1940\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"mw6Q\"\u003eThames Estuary region\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"mw6g\"\u003eDornier Do 17 – destroyed (plus damaged Bf 110)\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-25\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-25\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-25\" id=\"mw6w\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mw7A\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mw7Q\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e25\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mw7g\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr id=\"mw7w\"\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"mw8A\"\u003e18 August 1940\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"mw8Q\"\u003eThames Estuary region\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"mw8g\"\u003eTwo Messerschmitt Bf 109 and one Bf 110 – three fighters destroyed\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-26\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-26\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-26\" id=\"mw8w\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mw9A\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mw9Q\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e26\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mw9g\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr id=\"mw9w\"\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"mw-A\"\u003e26 August 1940\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"mw-Q\"\u003eOver England\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"mw-g\"\u003eShared in destruction of two Dornier Do 17s\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-27\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-27\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-27\" id=\"mw-w\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mw_A\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mw_Q\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e27\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mw_g\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr id=\"mw_w\"\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"mwAQA\"\u003e28 August 1940\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"mwAQE\"\u003eOver England\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"mwAQI\"\u003eMesserschmitt Bf 109 – destroyed\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-28\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-28\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-28\" id=\"mwAQM\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwAQQ\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAQU\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e28\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAQY\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr id=\"mwAQc\"\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"mwAQg\"\u003e29 August 1940\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"mwAQk\"\u003eOver England\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"mwAQo\"\u003eMesserschmitt Bf 109 – destroyed\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-29\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-29\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-29\" id=\"mwAQs\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwAQw\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAQ0\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e29\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAQ4\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwAQ8\"\u003eIn 1944, Townsend was appointed temporary\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Equerry\" title=\"Equerry\" id=\"mwARA\"\u003eequerry\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/King_George_VI\" title=\"King George VI\" class=\"mw-redirect\" id=\"mwARE\"\u003eKing George VI\u003c\/a\u003e;\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-30\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-30\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-30\" id=\"mwARI\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwARM\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwARQ\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e30\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwARU\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehe had previously served as the future king's flight instructor in the 1930s.\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-aww19550323_6-1\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{\"name\":\"aww19550323\"},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-aww19550323-6\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-aww19550323-6\" id=\"mwARY\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwARc\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwARg\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e6\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwARk\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLater that year, the appointment was made permanent, and he served until 1953, when he became Extra Equerry,\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-31\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-31\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-31\" id=\"mwARo\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwARs\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwARw\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e31\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAR0\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ean honorary office he held until his death. He ended his wartime service with the temporary rank of wing commander and was promoted to the permanent rank of wing commander on 1 January 1949.\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-32\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-32\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-32\" id=\"mwAR4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwAR8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwASA\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e32\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwASE\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwASI\"\u003eIn August 1950, Townsend was appointed deputy\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Master_of_the_Household\" title=\"Master of the Household\" id=\"mwASM\"\u003eMaster of the Household\u003c\/a\u003e, and after the death of George VI in 1952 he was moved to the post of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Comptroller\" title=\"Comptroller\" id=\"mwASQ\"\u003ecomptroller\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Queen_Elizabeth_the_Queen_Mother\" title=\"Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother\" id=\"mwASU\"\u003eQueen Elizabeth the Queen Mother\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-33\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-33\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-33\" id=\"mwASY\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwASc\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwASg\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e33\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwASk\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHe was promoted to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Group_captain\" title=\"Group captain\" id=\"mwASo\"\u003egroup captain\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon 1 January 1953,\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-34\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-34\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-34\" id=\"mwASs\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwASw\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAS0\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e34\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAS4\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand retired from the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Household\" title=\"Royal Household\" class=\"mw-redirect\" id=\"mwAS8\"\u003eRoyal Household\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elater that year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwATA\"\u003eTownsend served as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_attach%C3%A9\" title=\"Air attaché\" class=\"mw-redirect\" id=\"mwATE\"\u003eair attaché\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brussels\" title=\"Brussels\" id=\"mwATI\"\u003eBrussels\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efrom 1953 to 1956.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection data-mw-section-id=\"3\" id=\"mwATM\" aria-labelledby=\"Personal_life\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"Personal_life\"\u003ePersonal life\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"mw-editsection\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv role=\"note\" class=\"hatnote navigation-not-searchable\" id=\"mwATU\"\u003eSee also:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Princess_Margaret,_Countess_of_Snowdon#Romance_with_Peter_Townsend\" title=\"Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon\"\u003ePrincess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon §\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRomance with Peter Townsend\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwATY\"\u003eOn 17 July 1941, Townsend married\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rosemary_Pratt,_Marchioness_Camden\" title=\"Rosemary Pratt, Marchioness Camden\" id=\"mwATc\"\u003e(Cecil) Rosemary Pawle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1921–2004). They had two sons, Giles (1942–2015) and Hugo (b. 1945). The family lived at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adelaide_Cottage\" title=\"Adelaide Cottage\" id=\"mwATg\"\u003eAdelaide Cottage\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eduring the 1940s.\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-35\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-35\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-35\" id=\"mwATk\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwATo\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwATs\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e35\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwATw\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe younger son, Hugo, married Yolande,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/House_of_Ligne\" title=\"House of Ligne\" id=\"mwAT0\"\u003ePrincess of Ligne\u003c\/a\u003e, daughter of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antoine,_13th_Prince_of_Ligne\" title=\"Antoine, 13th Prince of Ligne\" class=\"mw-redirect\" id=\"mwAT4\"\u003eAntoine, 13th Prince of Ligne\u003c\/a\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alix,_Princess_of_Ligne\" title=\"Alix, Princess of Ligne\" class=\"mw-redirect\" id=\"mwAT8\"\u003eAlix, Princess of Ligne\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(née Princess Alix of Luxembourg, daughter of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charlotte,_Grand_Duchess_of_Luxembourg\" title=\"Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg\" id=\"mwAUA\"\u003eCharlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg\u003c\/a\u003e). Townsend and Pawle divorced in 1952.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwAUE\"\u003eAfter the divorce, Townsend and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Princess_Margaret\" title=\"Princess Margaret\" class=\"mw-redirect\" id=\"mwAUI\"\u003ePrincess Margaret\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edecided to marry. He had first met her during his service as an equerry to her father, George VI. Divorce carried significant social stigma at the time, and the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Church_of_England\" title=\"Church of England\" id=\"mwAUM\"\u003eChurch of England\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edid not permit the remarriage of divorced persons if their former spouse was still living. Their relationship was considered particularly sensitive because Margaret's sister,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Queen_Elizabeth_II\" title=\"Queen Elizabeth II\" class=\"mw-redirect\" id=\"mwAUQ\"\u003eQueen Elizabeth II\u003c\/a\u003e, was the Church's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Supreme_Governor_of_the_Church_of_England\" title=\"Supreme Governor of the Church of England\" id=\"mwAUU\"\u003esupreme governor\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-36\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-36\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-36\" id=\"mwAUY\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwAUc\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAUg\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e36\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAUk\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwAUo\"\u003eWhen news of the relationship appeared in the press, the government posted Townsend to the British Embassy in Brussels as air attaché. On 31 October 1955, Margaret issued a public statement formally ending the relationship:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote class=\"templatequote\" id=\"mwAUw\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI have been aware that, subject to my renouncing my rights of succession, it might have been possible for me to contract a civil marriage. But, mindful of the Church's teachings that Christian marriage is indissoluble, and conscious of my duty to the Commonwealth, I have resolved to put these considerations before others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwAU0\"\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BBC\" title=\"BBC\" id=\"mwAU4\"\u003eBBC\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003einterrupted its scheduled radio programme to broadcast the statement.\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-37\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-37\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-37\" id=\"mwAU8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwAVA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAVE\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e37\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAVI\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-38\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-38\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-38\" id=\"mwAVM\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwAVQ\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAVU\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e38\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAVY\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwAVc\"\u003eIn 1959, aged 45, Townsend married 20-year-old Marie-Luce Jamagne, a Belgian national he had met the previous year.\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-jrg2feb_39-0\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{\"name\":\"jrg2feb\"},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-jrg2feb-39\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-jrg2feb-39\" id=\"mwAVg\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwAVk\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAVo\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e39\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAVs\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThey had two daughters and one son. Their younger daughter, Isabelle, became a commercial model for the fashion designer\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ralph_Lauren\" title=\"Ralph Lauren\" id=\"mwAVw\"\u003eRalph Lauren\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein the late 1980s and early 1990s. Isabelle and her family later renovated and lived at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci id=\"mwAV0\"\u003eLe Moulin de la Tuilerie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gif-sur-Yvette\" title=\"Gif-sur-Yvette\" id=\"mwAV4\"\u003eGif-sur-Yvette\u003c\/a\u003e, a former residence of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Edward_VIII\" title=\"Edward VIII\" id=\"mwAV8\"\u003eDuke\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wallis_Simpson\" title=\"Wallis Simpson\" id=\"mwAWA\"\u003eDuchess of Windsor\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-40\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-40\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-40\" id=\"mwAWE\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwAWI\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAWM\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e40\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAWQ\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-41\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-41\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-41\" id=\"mwAWU\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwAWY\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAWc\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e41\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAWg\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwAWk\"\u003eTownsend and Margaret remained in occasional contact by correspondence in the years that followed. Their final meeting took place in 1992 at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kensington_Palace\" title=\"Kensington Palace\" id=\"mwAWo\"\u003eKensington Palace\u003c\/a\u003e, where they had lunch before walking together in the palace garden.\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-42\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-42\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-42\" id=\"mwAWs\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwAWw\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAW0\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e42\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAW4\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-43\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-43\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-43\" id=\"mwAW8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwAXA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAXE\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e43\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAXI\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection data-mw-section-id=\"4\" id=\"mwAXM\" aria-labelledby=\"Later_life_and_death\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"Later_life_and_death\"\u003eLater life and death\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"mw-editsection\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"mw-default-size\" id=\"mwAXQ\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:The_Royal_Air_Force,_1950-1969_(IWM_RAF-T_8374).jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description\" id=\"mwAXU\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/ed\/The_Royal_Air_Force%2C_1950-1969_%28IWM_RAF-T_8374%29.jpg\/250px-The_Royal_Air_Force%2C_1950-1969_%28IWM_RAF-T_8374%29.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" data-file-width=\"1300\" data-file-height=\"1293\" data-file-type=\"bitmap\" height=\"249\" width=\"250\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/ed\/The_Royal_Air_Force%2C_1950-1969_%28IWM_RAF-T_8374%29.jpg\/500px-The_Royal_Air_Force%2C_1950-1969_%28IWM_RAF-T_8374%29.jpg 2x\" class=\"mw-file-element\" id=\"mwAXY\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cfigcaption id=\"mwAXc\"\u003eTownsend (second from left) with several other World War\u003cspan id=\"mwAXg\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eII aces, 1968\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwAXk\"\u003eTownsend spent much of his later life writing non-fiction. His books include\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci id=\"mwAXo\"\u003eEarth My Friend\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(about travelling alone around the world by car and boat in the mid‑1950s),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci id=\"mwAXs\"\u003eDuel of Eagles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(on the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Britain\" title=\"Battle of Britain\" id=\"mwAXw\"\u003eBattle of Britain\u003c\/a\u003e),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci id=\"mwAX0\"\u003eThe Odds Against Us\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(also published as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci id=\"mwAX4\"\u003eDuel in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e, about night-fighter operations against Luftwaffe bombers in 1940–1941),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci id=\"mwAX8\"\u003eThe Last Emperor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(a biography of George VI),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci id=\"mwAYA\"\u003eThe Girl in the White Ship\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(about a young Vietnamese\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Refugee\" title=\"Refugee\" id=\"mwAYE\"\u003erefugee\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewho survived the sinking of her boat in the late 1970s),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci id=\"mwAYI\"\u003eThe Postman of Nagasaki\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(on the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atomic_bombing\" title=\"Atomic bombing\" class=\"mw-redirect\" id=\"mwAYM\"\u003eatomic bombing\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nagasaki\" title=\"Nagasaki\" id=\"mwAYQ\"\u003eNagasaki\u003c\/a\u003e),\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-:0_44-0\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{\"name\":\":0\"},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-:0-44\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-:0-44\" id=\"mwAYU\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwAYY\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAYc\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e44\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAYg\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci id=\"mwAYk\"\u003eTime and Chance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(an\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Autobiography\" title=\"Autobiography\" id=\"mwAYo\"\u003eautobiography\u003c\/a\u003e).\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-:1_45-0\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{\"name\":\":1\"},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-:1-45\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-:1-45\" id=\"mwAYs\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwAYw\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAY0\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e45\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAY4\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHe also wrote numerous shorter articles and contributed to other works.\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-:2_46-0\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{\"name\":\":2\"},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-:2-46\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-:2-46\" id=\"mwAY8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwAZA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAZE\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e46\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAZI\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwAZM\"\u003eTownsend later served as a director of one of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gerald_Carroll\" title=\"Gerald Carroll\" id=\"mwAZQ\"\u003eGerald Carroll\u003c\/a\u003e's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carroll_Group\" title=\"Carroll Group\" id=\"mwAZU\"\u003eCarroll Group\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecompanies.\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-sunbus_47-0\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{\"name\":\"sunbus\"},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-sunbus-47\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-sunbus-47\" id=\"mwAZY\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwAZc\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAZg\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e47\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAZk\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwAZo\"\u003eHe was one of several military advisers for the film\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci id=\"mwAZs\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Britain_(film)\" title=\"Battle of Britain (film)\" id=\"mwAZw\"\u003eBattle of Britain\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1969), and he appeared in the PBS documentary\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci id=\"mwAZ0\"\u003eThe Windsors: A Royal Family\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1994).\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-:3_48-0\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{\"name\":\":3\"},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-:3-48\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-:3-48\" id=\"mwAZ4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwAZ8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAaA\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e48\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAaE\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-:4_49-0\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{\"name\":\":4\"},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-:4-49\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-:4-49\" id=\"mwAaI\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwAaM\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAaQ\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e49\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAaU\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"mw-default-size mw-halign-right\" id=\"mwAaY\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:St_L%C3%A9ger_78_Peter_Townsend.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description\" id=\"mwAac\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/a6\/St_L%C3%A9ger_78_Peter_Townsend.jpg\/250px-St_L%C3%A9ger_78_Peter_Townsend.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" data-file-width=\"880\" data-file-height=\"1270\" data-file-type=\"bitmap\" height=\"202\" width=\"140\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/a6\/St_L%C3%A9ger_78_Peter_Townsend.jpg\/330px-St_L%C3%A9ger_78_Peter_Townsend.jpg 2x\" class=\"mw-file-element mw-file-upright\" id=\"mwAag\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cfigcaption id=\"mwAak\"\u003eHeadstone of the grave in the churchyard of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saint-L%C3%A9ger-en-Yvelines\" title=\"Saint-Léger-en-Yvelines\" id=\"mwAao\"\u003eSaint-Léger-en-Yvelines\u003c\/a\u003e, France.\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwAas\"\u003eTownsend died of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stomach_cancer\" title=\"Stomach cancer\" id=\"mwAaw\"\u003estomach cancer\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon 19 June 1995 in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saint-L%C3%A9ger-en-Yvelines\" title=\"Saint-Léger-en-Yvelines\" id=\"mwAa0\"\u003eSaint-Léger-en-Yvelines\u003c\/a\u003e, France, aged 80.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci id=\"mwAa4\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Independent\" title=\"The Independent\" id=\"mwAa8\"\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewrote in its obituary that \"He developed, too, a perceptible sense of relief that things turned out the way they did\", noting that \"for men like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mark_Phillips\" title=\"Mark Phillips\" id=\"mwAbA\"\u003eMark Phillips\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand Princess Margaret's eventual husband\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antony_Armstrong-Jones\" title=\"Antony Armstrong-Jones\" class=\"mw-redirect\" id=\"mwAbE\"\u003eAntony Armstrong-Jones\u003c\/a\u003e, [marrying into the royal family] turned out to be an almost impossible undertaking\".\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-delanoy19950621_50-0\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{\"name\":\"delanoy19950621\"},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-delanoy19950621-50\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-delanoy19950621-50\" id=\"mwAbI\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwAbM\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAbQ\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e50\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAbU\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection data-mw-section-id=\"5\" id=\"mwAbY\" aria-labelledby=\"Decorations_and_awards\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"Decorations_and_awards\"\u003eDecorations and awards\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"mw-editsection\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwAbc\"\u003eIn 2002, a sculpture of Townsend, designed by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guy_Portelli\" title=\"Guy Portelli\" id=\"mwAbg\"\u003eGuy Portelli\u003c\/a\u003e, was erected at Townsend Square, part of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kings_Hill\" title=\"Kings Hill\" id=\"mwAbk\"\u003eKings Hill\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edevelopment on the former\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/RAF_West_Malling\" title=\"RAF West Malling\" id=\"mwAbo\"\u003eRAF West Malling\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eairfield.\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-51\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-51\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-51\" id=\"mwAbs\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwAbw\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAb0\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e51\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAb4\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwAb8\"\u003eTownsend received several high‑level British decorations for gallantry and distinguished service during the Second World War, as well as foreign honours from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belgium\" title=\"Belgium\" id=\"mwAcA\"\u003eBelgium\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Netherlands\" title=\"The Netherlands\" class=\"mw-redirect\" id=\"mwAcE\"\u003ethe Netherlands\u003c\/a\u003e. His medals reflect a career of active operational flying and service to the Royal Family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul id=\"mwAcI\"\u003e\n\u003cli id=\"mwAcM\"\u003e\n\u003cspan id=\"mwAcQ\" data-mw='{\"caption\":\"RVO-Star_(CVO-LVO)\"}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:RVO-Star_(CVO-LVO).jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description\" title=\"RVO-Star_(CVO-LVO)\" id=\"mwAcU\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"RVO-Star_(CVO-LVO)\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/88\/RVO-Star_%28CVO-LVO%29.jpg\/60px-RVO-Star_%28CVO-LVO%29.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" data-file-width=\"336\" data-file-height=\"335\" data-file-type=\"bitmap\" height=\"59\" width=\"59\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/88\/RVO-Star_%28CVO-LVO%29.jpg\/120px-RVO-Star_%28CVO-LVO%29.jpg 2x\" class=\"mw-file-element\" id=\"mwAcY\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Victorian_Order\" title=\"Royal Victorian Order\" id=\"mwAcc\"\u003eRoyal Victorian Order\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– Commander (CVO)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul id=\"mwAcg\"\u003e\n\u003cli id=\"mwAck\"\u003e\n\u003cspan id=\"mwAco\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Dso-ribbon.svg\" class=\"mw-file-description\" id=\"mwAcs\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/cf\/Dso-ribbon.svg\/60px-Dso-ribbon.svg.png\" decoding=\"async\" data-file-width=\"218\" data-file-height=\"60\" data-file-type=\"drawing\" height=\"17\" width=\"60\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/cf\/Dso-ribbon.svg\/120px-Dso-ribbon.svg.png 2x\" class=\"mw-file-element\" id=\"mwAcw\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Distinguished_Service_Order\" title=\"Distinguished Service Order\" id=\"mwAc0\"\u003eDistinguished Service Order\u003c\/a\u003e\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-52\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-52\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-52\" id=\"mwAc4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwAc8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAdA\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e52\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAdE\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli id=\"mwAdI\"\u003e\n\u003cspan id=\"mwAdM\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:UK_DFC_1918_w_bar_BAR.svg\" class=\"mw-file-description\" id=\"mwAdQ\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/04\/UK_DFC_1918_w_bar_BAR.svg\/60px-UK_DFC_1918_w_bar_BAR.svg.png\" decoding=\"async\" data-file-width=\"218\" data-file-height=\"60\" data-file-type=\"drawing\" height=\"17\" width=\"60\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/04\/UK_DFC_1918_w_bar_BAR.svg\/120px-UK_DFC_1918_w_bar_BAR.svg.png 2x\" class=\"mw-file-element\" id=\"mwAdU\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_Kingdom)\" title=\"Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)\" id=\"mwAdY\"\u003eDistinguished Flying Cross\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand Bar\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-53\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-53\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-53\" id=\"mwAdc\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwAdg\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAdk\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e53\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAdo\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli id=\"mwAds\"\u003e\n\u003cspan id=\"mwAdw\" data-mw='{\"caption\":\"Battle of Britain Clasp\"}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Clasp_-_1939-45_\u0026amp;_Battle_of_Britain.png\" class=\"mw-file-description\" title=\"Battle of Britain Clasp\" id=\"mwAd0\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Battle of Britain Clasp\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d5\/Clasp_-_1939-45_%26_Battle_of_Britain.png\/60px-Clasp_-_1939-45_%26_Battle_of_Britain.png\" decoding=\"async\" data-file-width=\"320\" data-file-height=\"98\" data-file-type=\"bitmap\" height=\"18\" width=\"60\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d5\/Clasp_-_1939-45_%26_Battle_of_Britain.png\/120px-Clasp_-_1939-45_%26_Battle_of_Britain.png 2x\" class=\"mw-file-element\" id=\"mwAd4\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1939%E2%80%931945_Star\" title=\"1939–1945 Star\" id=\"mwAd8\"\u003e1939–1945 Star\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1939%E2%80%931945_Star#Description\" title=\"1939–1945 Star\" id=\"mwAeA\"\u003eBattle of Britain Clasp\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli id=\"mwAeE\"\u003e\n\u003cspan id=\"mwAeI\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Ribbon_-_Air_Crew_Europe_Star.png\" class=\"mw-file-description\" id=\"mwAeM\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/32\/Ribbon_-_Air_Crew_Europe_Star.png\/60px-Ribbon_-_Air_Crew_Europe_Star.png\" decoding=\"async\" data-file-width=\"320\" data-file-height=\"98\" data-file-type=\"bitmap\" height=\"18\" width=\"60\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/32\/Ribbon_-_Air_Crew_Europe_Star.png\/120px-Ribbon_-_Air_Crew_Europe_Star.png 2x\" class=\"mw-file-element\" id=\"mwAeQ\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Crew_Europe_Star\" title=\"Air Crew Europe Star\" id=\"mwAeU\"\u003eAir Crew Europe Star\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli id=\"mwAeY\"\u003e\n\u003cspan id=\"mwAec\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Defence_Medal_BAR.svg\" class=\"mw-file-description\" id=\"mwAeg\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/6f\/Defence_Medal_BAR.svg\/60px-Defence_Medal_BAR.svg.png\" decoding=\"async\" data-file-width=\"218\" data-file-height=\"60\" data-file-type=\"drawing\" height=\"17\" width=\"60\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/6f\/Defence_Medal_BAR.svg\/120px-Defence_Medal_BAR.svg.png 2x\" class=\"mw-file-element\" id=\"mwAek\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Defence_Medal_(United_Kingdom)\" title=\"Defence Medal (United Kingdom)\" id=\"mwAeo\"\u003eDefence Medal\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli id=\"mwAes\"\u003e\n\u003cspan id=\"mwAew\" data-mw='{\"caption\":\"Mentioned in Despatches\"}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Ribbon_-_War_Medal_\u0026amp;_MiD.png\" class=\"mw-file-description\" title=\"Mentioned in Despatches\" id=\"mwAe0\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Mentioned in Despatches\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/84\/Ribbon_-_War_Medal_%26_MiD.png\/60px-Ribbon_-_War_Medal_%26_MiD.png\" decoding=\"async\" data-file-width=\"2560\" data-file-height=\"705\" data-file-type=\"bitmap\" height=\"17\" width=\"60\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/84\/Ribbon_-_War_Medal_%26_MiD.png\/120px-Ribbon_-_War_Medal_%26_MiD.png 2x\" class=\"mw-file-element\" id=\"mwAe4\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/War_Medal_1939%E2%80%931945\" title=\"War Medal 1939–1945\" id=\"mwAe8\"\u003eWar Medal 1939–1945\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith Mentioned in Despatches oak leaf\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli id=\"mwAfA\"\u003e\n\u003cspan id=\"mwAfE\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:UK_Queen_EII_Coronation_Medal_ribbon.svg\" class=\"mw-file-description\" id=\"mwAfI\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/af\/UK_Queen_EII_Coronation_Medal_ribbon.svg\/60px-UK_Queen_EII_Coronation_Medal_ribbon.svg.png\" decoding=\"async\" data-file-width=\"218\" data-file-height=\"60\" data-file-type=\"drawing\" height=\"17\" width=\"60\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/af\/UK_Queen_EII_Coronation_Medal_ribbon.svg\/120px-UK_Queen_EII_Coronation_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x\" class=\"mw-file-element\" id=\"mwAfM\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Queen_Elizabeth_II_Coronation_Medal\" title=\"Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal\" id=\"mwAfQ\"\u003eQueen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli id=\"mwAfU\"\u003e\n\u003cspan id=\"mwAfY\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:UK_Queen_Elizabeth_II_Silver_Jubilee_Medal_ribbon.svg\" class=\"mw-file-description\" id=\"mwAfc\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/14\/UK_Queen_Elizabeth_II_Silver_Jubilee_Medal_ribbon.svg\/60px-UK_Queen_Elizabeth_II_Silver_Jubilee_Medal_ribbon.svg.png\" decoding=\"async\" data-file-width=\"218\" data-file-height=\"60\" data-file-type=\"drawing\" height=\"17\" width=\"60\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/14\/UK_Queen_Elizabeth_II_Silver_Jubilee_Medal_ribbon.svg\/120px-UK_Queen_Elizabeth_II_Silver_Jubilee_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x\" class=\"mw-file-element\" id=\"mwAfg\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Queen_Elizabeth_II_Silver_Jubilee_Medal\" title=\"Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal\" id=\"mwAfk\"\u003eQueen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdl id=\"mwAfo\"\u003e\n\u003cdt id=\"mwAfs\"\u003eForeign honours\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003cul id=\"mwAfw\"\u003e\n\u003cli id=\"mwAf0\"\u003e\n\u003cspan id=\"mwAf4\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:BEL_Kroonorde_Officier_BAR.svg\" class=\"mw-file-description\" id=\"mwAf8\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/73\/BEL_Kroonorde_Officier_BAR.svg\/60px-BEL_Kroonorde_Officier_BAR.svg.png\" decoding=\"async\" data-file-width=\"218\" data-file-height=\"60\" data-file-type=\"drawing\" height=\"17\" width=\"60\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/73\/BEL_Kroonorde_Officier_BAR.svg\/120px-BEL_Kroonorde_Officier_BAR.svg.png 2x\" class=\"mw-file-element\" id=\"mwAgA\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eOfficer of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Order_of_the_Crown_(Belgium)\" title=\"Order of the Crown (Belgium)\" id=\"mwAgE\"\u003eOrder of the Crown (Belgium)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-54\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-54\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)#cite_note-54\" id=\"mwAgI\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwAgM\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAgQ\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e54\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwAgU\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli id=\"mwAgY\"\u003e\n\u003cspan id=\"mwAgc\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:NLD_Inauguration_Medal_1948.svg\" class=\"mw-file-description\" id=\"mwAgg\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/40\/NLD_Inauguration_Medal_1948.svg\/60px-NLD_Inauguration_Medal_1948.svg.png\" decoding=\"async\" data-file-width=\"1024\" data-file-height=\"279\" data-file-type=\"drawing\" height=\"16\" width=\"60\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/40\/NLD_Inauguration_Medal_1948.svg\/120px-NLD_Inauguration_Medal_1948.svg.png 2x\" class=\"mw-file-element\" id=\"mwAgk\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Juliana_of_the_Netherlands\" title=\"Juliana of the Netherlands\" id=\"mwAgo\"\u003eQueen Juliana\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eInauguration Medal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli id=\"mwAgs\"\u003e\n\u003cspan id=\"mwAgw\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Order_of_Orange-Nassau_ribbon_-_Commander.svg\" class=\"mw-file-description\" id=\"mwAg0\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/b4\/Order_of_Orange-Nassau_ribbon_-_Commander.svg\/60px-Order_of_Orange-Nassau_ribbon_-_Commander.svg.png\" decoding=\"async\" data-file-width=\"1024\" data-file-height=\"279\" data-file-type=\"drawing\" height=\"16\" width=\"60\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/b4\/Order_of_Orange-Nassau_ribbon_-_Commander.svg\/120px-Order_of_Orange-Nassau_ribbon_-_Commander.svg.png 2x\" class=\"mw-file-element\" id=\"mwAg4\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCommander of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Order_of_Orange-Nassau\" title=\"Order of Orange-Nassau\" id=\"mwAg8\"\u003eOrder of Orange-Nassau\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwAhA\"\u003eTownsend's group of medals was sold at auction in June 2021 for £260,000 through 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