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Peter Brothers

Peter Brothers Name : Peter Brothers Died : 18th December 2008 Air Victories : 15.00 Awards : Distinguished Service Order Distinguished Flying Cross Distinguished Flying Cross with 1 Bar

Learnt to fly at the age of 16 and joined the RAF two years later in 1936. He first saw action in 1940 when as a Flight Commander in 32 Squadron, based at Biggin Hill, he flew his Hurricane against the fighters and bombers of the Luftwaffe. He recalls this as an intensely busy period, during which he shot down an Me109 - his first enemy aircraft; by the end of August that same year his tally of enemy aircraft shot down increased to eight. Awarded the DFC, he was transferred to 257 Squadron where he joined Bob-Stanford Tuck as a Flight Commander. Promoted in 1941 to Squadron Leader, Pete Brothers then took command of 457 Squadron RAAF, equipped with Spitfires. A year later when 457 Squadron returned to Australia, Pete took command of 602 Squadron. In the early autumn of 1942 he went on to become Wing Leader of the Tangmere Wing, succeeding his old friend, Douglas Bader. By the end of the war Pete Brothers had amassed 875 operational hours over a 44-month period. He was credited with having personally shot down 16 enemy aircraft and damaged many more. He later went on to command 57 Squadron during the Malaya campaign. Upon return to the UK Pete Brothers joined the V-Force, flying Valiant-4 jet bombers. He retired in 1973. Sadly, Pete Brothers died 18th December 2008.

Artwork signed by this Pilot or Aircrew

Clipped Signature - Peter Brothers.

Combat Over Normandy by Graeme Lothian.

Fighting Lady by Graeme Lothian (B)

Those Valiant Few by Robert Taylor.

Summer of 44 by Nicolas Trudgian.

Victory Over Gold by Nicolas Trudgian.

Front Line Hurricanes by Robert Taylor.

A Time for Heroes by Robert Taylor. (C)

Defending the Realm by Philip West. (AP)

Against All Odds by Philip West. (AP)

The Guardians by Philip West. (AP)

Glorious Summer by Robert Taylor

Return of the Few by Stephen Brown. (AP)

Pride of Britain by Philip West. (AP)

Back from Normandy by Nicolas Trudgian.

Spitfires - Masters of the Air by Philip West. (AP)

Duxford 1940 by Simon Atack. (B)

Fallen Eagle by Geoff Nutkins

Enemy Approaching by David Pentland. (P)

A Call to Arms by David Pentland. (P)

Evening Patrol by Gerald Coulson.

Normandy Veterans Association 60th Anniversary Limited Edition Print by Michael Turner.

First Loss by David Pritchard. (B)

Battle Attack by David Pritchard

Eagles High by Robert Taylor.

Hurricane Force by Robert Taylor.

Hurricane Scramble by Robert Taylor.

Wings of Glory by Robert Taylor (B)

Artwork featuring the mounted signature of this Pilot or Aircrew

Bitter Engagement by Robert Taylor. (B)

Channel Sweep by Richard Taylor. (B)

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Peter Brothers Signing the print Combat Over Normandy by Graeme Lothian.

Peter Brothers

Peter Brothers Signing the art print Fighting Lady by Graeme Lothian.

Known Victory Claims :
Date	Rank	Squadron	Claimed	Location	Time	Aircraft Flown	Notes
20/07/1940	Air Commodore	No.32 Sqn RAF	Me109 details
16/08/1940	Air Commodore	No.32 Sqn RAF	Me110 details
18/08/1940	Air Commodore	No.32 Sqn RAF	Do215 details
18/08/1940	Air Commodore	No.32 Sqn RAF	Me109 details
24/08/1940	Air Commodore	No.32 Sqn RAF	Me109 details
15/09/1940	Air Commodore	No.32 Sqn RAF	Do17 details				Half Shared Victory

Known Individual Aircraft :
Type	Serial	Codes	First Flew	Squadron History	Aircrew History	History Notes	Engine	Factory
Spitfire VII	MD188		-	details	details	no information	Merlin 64	Eastleigh

Aircraft for : Peter Brothers
A list of all aircraft associated with Peter Brothers. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name.
Aircraft	Info
Hurricane Click the name above to see prints featuring Hurricane aircraft. Manufacturer : Hawker Production Began : 1936 Number Built : 14533	Hurricane Royal Air Force Fighter, the Hawker Hurricane had a top speed of 320mph, at 18,200 feet and 340mph at 17,500, ceiling of 34,200 and a range of 935 miles. The Hurricane was armed with eight fixed wing mounted .303 browning machine guns in the Mark I and twelve .303 browning's in the MKIIB in the Hurricane MKIIC it had four 20mm cannon. All time classic fighter the Hurricane was designed in 1933-1934, the first prototype flew in June 1936 and a contract for 600 for the Royal Air Force was placed. The first production model flew ion the 12th October 1937 and 111 squadron of the Royal Air Force received the first Hurricanes in January 1938. By the outbreak of World war two the Royal Air Force had 18 operational squadrons of Hurricanes. During the Battle of Britain a total of 1715 Hurricanes took part, (which was more than the rest of the aircraft of the Royal air force put together) and almost 75% of the Victories during the Battle of Britain went to hurricane pilots. The Hawker Hurricane was used in all theatres during World war two, and in many roles. in total 14,533 Hurricanes were built.
Spitfire Click the name above to see prints featuring Spitfire aircraft. Manufacturer : Supermarine Production Began : 1936 Retired : 1948 Number Built : 20351	Spitfire Royal Air Force fighter aircraft, maximum speed for mark I Supermarine Spitfire, 362mph up to The Seafire 47 with a top speed of 452mph. maximum ceiling for Mk I 34,000feet up to 44,500 for the mark XIV. Maximum range for MK I 575 miles . up to 1475 miles for the Seafire 47. Armament for the various Marks of Spitfire. for MK I, and II . eight fixed .303 browning Machine guns, for MKs V-IX and XVI two 20mm Hispano cannons and four .303 browning machine guns. and on later Marks, six to eight Rockets under the wings or a maximum bomb load of 1,000 lbs. Designed by R J Mitchell, The proto type Spitfire first flew on the 5th March 1936. and entered service with the Royal Air Force in August 1938, with 19 squadron based and RAF Duxford. by the outbreak of World war two, there were twelve squadrons with a total of 187 spitfires, with another 83 in store. Between 1939 and 1945, a large variety of modifications and developments produced a variety of MK,s from I to XVI. The mark II came into service in late 1940, and in March 1941, the Mk,V came into service. To counter the Improvements in fighters of the Luftwaffe especially the FW190, the MK,XII was introduced with its Griffin engine. The Fleet Air Arm used the Mk,I and II and were named Seafires. By the end of production in 1948 a total of 20,351 spitfires had been made and 2408 Seafires. The most produced variant was the Spitfire Mark V, with a total of 6479 spitfires produced. The Royal Air Force kept Spitfires in front line use until April 1954.

Squadrons for : Peter Brothers
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Peter Brothers. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
Squadron	Info
No.257 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 18th August 1918 Fate : Disbanded 31st December 1963 Burma Thay myay gyee shin shwe hti - Death or glory Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.257 Sqn RAF	No.257 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.32 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 12th January 1916 Adeste comites - Rally round, comrades Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.32 Sqn RAF	No.32 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.457 Sqn RAAF Country : Australia Founded : 16th June 1941 Fate : Disbanded 21st June 1942 Adeste comites - Rally round, comrades Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.457 Sqn RAAF	No.457 Sqn RAAF Full profile not yet available.
No.53 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 15th May 1916 Fate : Disbanded 14th September 1976 United in effort Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.53 Sqn RAF	No.53 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.602 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 12th September 1925 Fate : Disbanded 10th March 1957 City of Glasgow (Auxiliary) Cave leonem cruciatum - Beware the tormented lion Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.602 Sqn RAF	No.602 Sqn RAF We have been informed by pilot Ian Blair about one of the aircraft of this squadron : The Spitfire MkVII had the Squadron markings of 312 Sqdn (DU-G) but the aircraft was on the strength of 602 Sqn. and was inherited by 602 Sqn from the Station Flight at Skae Bray, after 312 Sqn had left the area. The time span did not permit the ground personnel sufficient time to paint new letters on the aircraft. This fact has led to the incorrect assumption that I, the pilot of the aircraft, was a member of 312 Sqn.

Last edited : 12:55, June 14, 2017
Last editor : kc

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