mod ore ▁Edward ▁Day rell ▁Hand ley ▁( Peter ) ▁Dav ies ▁C BE ▁( 2 9 ▁September ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁– ▁ 2 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 4 ) ▁was ▁a ▁senior ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force ▁officer ▁who ▁became ▁Act ing ▁Air ▁Officer ▁Command ing - in - Ch ief ▁R AF ▁Reserve ▁Command . ▁ ▁R AF ▁career ▁Dav ies ▁became ▁a ▁Pro b ation ary ▁Fl ight ▁Officer ▁with ▁the ▁Royal ▁Naval ▁Air ▁Service ▁before ▁being ▁commission ed ▁in ▁the ▁se ap lane ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁He ▁became ▁Officer ▁Command ing ▁No . 3 6 ▁Squadron ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁and ▁then ▁joined ▁the ▁Air ▁Staff ▁at ▁Head quarters ▁R AF ▁Training ▁Command . ▁He ▁transferred ▁to ▁R AF ▁Techn ical ▁Training ▁Command ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁and ▁was ▁made ▁Director ▁of ▁Oper ations ▁( T or ped o es ) ▁at ▁the ▁Air ▁Ministry ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁briefly ▁Act ing ▁Air ▁Officer ▁Command ing - in - Ch ief ▁at ▁R AF ▁Reserve ▁Command ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁and ▁then ▁became ▁Air ▁Officer ▁Command ing ▁No . ▁ 6 5 ▁Group ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁and ▁Air ▁Officer ▁Command ing ▁R AF ▁East ▁Africa ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁before ▁ret iring ▁on ▁grounds ▁of ▁ill ▁health ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁was