Despite coming from little wealth and low birth, Group Captain Peter Townsend won the heart of a princess. The tall, handsome and fearless RAF war hero has been remembered throughout history as ...

Gp Capt Townsend later commanded No 85 Squadron from May 1940 to June 1941, during which he completed more than 300 operational sorties. Dix Noonan Webb Peter Townsend had sold his medals in ...