Air Marshal Sir Patrick Henry Lyon Playfair, (22 November 1889 – 23 November 1974) was a commander in the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War and a senior commander in the Royal Air Force until his retirement during the Second World War. In 1945 he published Warfare Today: How Modern Battles Are Planned and Fought on Land, at Sea, and in the Air, co-written by Major General J. F. C. Fuller and Admiral Sir Reginald Bacon. References External links Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – Air Marshal Sir Patrick Playfair Further reading . |- |- 1889 births 1974 deaths Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order Companions of the Order of the Bath Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army) Recipients of the Military Cross Royal Air Force air marshals of World War II Royal Air Force personnel of World War I Royal Field Artillery officers Royal Flying Corps officers