Peter Carmichael

Military Person

1923 – 1997

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Who was Peter Carmichael?

Commander Peter Carmichael, nicknamed "Hoagy", was a combat pilot with the Royal Navy during and after the Second World War. Later, he became famous during the Korean War for shooting down a jet-engined MiG-15 while flying a piston-engined Hawker Sea Fury, the only recorded victory of a British piston-engined aircraft over a jet fighter during the Korean War.

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Born
Aug 11, 1923
Kingston upon Hull
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Died
Jul 25, 1997
Holyhead

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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