Peter Vigne Ayerst, DFC (4 November 1920 – 15 May 2014)[1] was a Royal Air force officer and flying ace of the Second World War.

[3] Ayerst was commissioned into the Royal Air Force on 14 December 1938 as an acting pilot officer on probation.

[5] He was regraded to pilot officer on probation on 3 September 1939 and his commission was confirmed on 6 October 1939.

After a period in South Africa, he returned to the UK, joining 124 Squadron flying Spitfire MkVIIs in defence of the invasion ports, where he scored his final victory; then flew Spitfire MkIXs on bomber escorts to Germany.

[5] Ayerst was involved in a biography about his military experience tilted Spirit of the Blue: A Fighter Pilot's Story.