Claude Pelly
Claude Pelly | |
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Air Marshal Pelly (centre) with Air Marshal Hardman (left) and Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten (right) at a ceremonial parade for No. 78 Wing RAAF on its departure from garrison duty on Malta, 1954 | |
| Born | 19 August 1902 Great Malvern, Worcestershire, England |
| Died | 12 August 1972 (aged 69) Deben, Suffolk, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1920–1959 |
| Rank | Air chief marshal |
| Commands | RAF Middle East Air Force (1953–56) Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment (1946–48) |
| Battles / wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Military Cross Mentioned in dispatches (3) |
Air Chief Marshal Sir Claude Bernard Raymond Pelly, GBE, KCB, MC (19 August 1902 – 12 August 1972) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force during the middle of the 20th century.