Peter Latham was a very experienced Cold War fighter pilot who was the leader of the Black Arrows formation aerobatic team, one of the predecessors of the Red Arrows.  The displays at the Farnborough Air Show with formations up to sixteen Hunter aircraft captured the imagination of the public.  He went on to command the Akrotiri Strike Wing and then RAF Tengah in Singapore.  His final appointment was as AOC No. 11 (Fighter) Group.

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