Air Marshal Sir Peter Edward Bairsto, KBE, CB, AFC, DL (3 August 1926 – 24 October 2017) was a Royal Air Force officer who served as Deputy Commander of Strike Command from 1981 until his retirement in 1984.

[2] On 10 November 1946, his commission was confirmed and he was promoted to flying officer (war substantive).

[3] On 17 July 1947, with the end of Second World War active service, he reverted to pilot officer with seniority from 10 May 1946.

[10] In the 1960 Birthday Honours, Bairsto was awarded a further Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air.

[1] Following the death of his first wife in 2008,[22] he married Pamela Braid (née Gibson) on 15 May 2010 at Hope Park Parish Church, St Andrews.