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Peter Jeffrey, DSO, DFC (6 July 1913 – 6 April 1997) was a senior officer and fighter ace in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Born in Tenterfield, New South Wales, he joined the RAAF active reserve in 1934, and transferred to the Permanent Air Force (PAF) shortly before World War II. Posted to the Middle East in July 1940, Jeffrey saw action with No. 3 Squadron and took command of the unit the following year, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross for his energy and fighting skills. He was appointed wing leader of No. 234 Wing RAF in November 1941, and became an ace the same month with his fifth solo victory. The next month he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his achievements, which included rescuing a fellow pilot who had crash landed in the desert.

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  • بيتر جيفري (طيار) (ar)
  • Peter Jeffrey (militaire australien) (fr)
  • Peter Jeffrey (RAAF officer) (en)
  • Peter Jeffrey (pt)
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  • بيتر جيفري (بالإنجليزية: Peter Jeffrey)‏ هو تاجر أسهم ‏ وطيار أسترالي، ولد في 6 يوليو 1913 في Tenterfield ‏ في أستراليا، وتوفي في 10 أبريل 1997 في Surfers Paradise ‏ في أستراليا. (ar)
  • Peter Jeffrey, D.S.O., D.F.C, né le 6 juillet 1913 et mort le 10 avril 1997, est un officier et un as de l'aviation de la Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), l'aviation militaire australienne. Né à Tenterfield, en Nouvelle-Galles du Sud, il intègre la RAAF en tant que réserviste en 1934, et est transféré dans la Permanent Air Force (PAF) peu avant le déclenchement de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Envoyé au Moyen-Orient en juillet 1940, Jeffrey rejoint la 3e escadre de la RAAF, dont il prend le commandement l'année suivante. Il est alors décoré de la Distinguished Flying Cross pour son énergie et ses aptitudes au combat. Il est nommé en novembre 1941 chef d'une division aérienne de la Royal Air Force, la No. 234 Wing RAF, et entre le mois suivant dans le cercle des as de l'aviation, avec cinq (fr)
  • Peter Jeffrey, DSO, DFC (6 July 1913 – 6 April 1997) was a senior officer and fighter ace in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Born in Tenterfield, New South Wales, he joined the RAAF active reserve in 1934, and transferred to the Permanent Air Force (PAF) shortly before World War II. Posted to the Middle East in July 1940, Jeffrey saw action with No. 3 Squadron and took command of the unit the following year, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross for his energy and fighting skills. He was appointed wing leader of No. 234 Wing RAF in November 1941, and became an ace the same month with his fifth solo victory. The next month he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his achievements, which included rescuing a fellow pilot who had crash landed in the desert. (en)
  • Peter Jeffrey (6 de Julho de 1913 – 6 de Abril de 1997) foi um piloto militar e ás da aviação da Real Força Aérea Australiana (RAAF). Nascido em Tenterfield, Nova Gales do Sul, ele juntou-se à reserva activa da RAAF em 1934. Colocado no Médio Oriente em Julho de 1940, Jeffrey combateu pelo Esquadrão N.º 3 e assumiu o comando da unidade até ao final do ano, sendo condecorado com a Cruz de Voo Distinto pelo seu espírito incansável e qualidades de combate aéreo. Em Novembro de 1941 ele foi nomeado comandante de asa da Asa N.º 234 da RAF, tornando-se às da aviação no mesmo mês com a sua quinta vitória aérea. No mês seguinte foi condecorado com a Ordem de Serviços Distintos pelo sucesso da sua carreira militar até então, que incluía o resgate de um camarada que havia-se despenhado no deserto em (pt)
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  • Peter Jeffrey (en)
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  • Peter Jeffrey (en)
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  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/AC0072JeffreyTruscottKittyhawks1942.jpg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/008315JeffreyTurnbull1941.jpg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/021807CameronJeffrey1941.jpg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/NlaJeffrey1942-43.jpg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/VIC1689Jeffrey1945.jpg
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  • Surfers Paradise, Queensland (en)
birth place
  • Tenterfield, New South Wales (en)
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