Private Papers of Air Marshal Sir Peter Horsley KCB CBE LVO AFC

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Papers (including memoirs and photographs) relating principally to his service as Equerry to Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip (1949 - 1956), covering the Queen's return to England after the death of King George VI, the coronation and various state and official visits, as well as flying training for Prince Philip and including correspondence from Prince Philip, Utta Fox and members of the royal household (including General Sir Frederick Browning); also papers relating to his postwar service in the RAF, including while OC RAF Wattisham and RAF Akrotiri, documents concerning flying training for Prince Charles, notes on the Auxiliary Air Force (compiled by Marshal of the RAF Lord Trenchard, 1954) and RAF report sheets and other papers relating to UFOs.

History note

Catalogue date 2006-09

History note

Cataloguer AC

Object details

Category: Private papers
Related period: 1945-1989 (content)
Creator: Horsley, Beresford Peter Torrington
Dimensions: whole: 2 Boxes
Catalogue number: Documents.16256

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