Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter David George Terry GCB is a retired senior Royal Air Force commander. Terry took up the post of Vice Chief of the Air Staff on 25 March 1977. On 30 April 1979, Terry was appointed Commander-in-Chief of RAF Germany. From 9 April 1981 to 16 July 1984 Terry was Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe at SHAPE. Terry was Governor of Gibraltar from 19 November 1985 to December 1989.

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  • Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter David George Terry GCB is a retired senior Royal Air Force commander. Terry took up the post of Vice Chief of the Air Staff on 25 March 1977. On 30 April 1979, Terry was appointed Commander-in-Chief of RAF Germany. From 9 April 1981 to 16 July 1984 Terry was Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe at SHAPE. Terry was Governor of Gibraltar from 19 November 1985 to December 1989. During his tenure as Governor, Terry authorised the SAS to pursue IRA members as part of Operation Flavius. On 18 September 1990 the IRA attempted to kill Terry at his Staffordshire home in revenge for his part in Operation Flavius. The attack took place at 9 pm at the Main Road house. The gunman opened fire through a window hitting him at least nine times and injuring his wife Betty, Lady Terry near the eye. The couple's daughter, Liz, was found suffering from shock. Terry's face had to be rebuilt as the shots shattered his face and two high-velocity bullets lodged a fraction of an inch from his brain. The then Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, said that she "was utterly appalled and deeply grieved" by the shooting. In 2006, Terry was installed as a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath.
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  • Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter David George Terry GCB is a retired senior Royal Air Force commander. Terry took up the post of Vice Chief of the Air Staff on 25 March 1977. On 30 April 1979, Terry was appointed Commander-in-Chief of RAF Germany. From 9 April 1981 to 16 July 1984 Terry was Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe at SHAPE. Terry was Governor of Gibraltar from 19 November 1985 to December 1989.
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