Air Commodore Peter Malam "Pete" Brothers, CBE, DSO, DFC & Bar (30 September 1917 – 18 December 2008) was a Royal Air Force fighter pilot and flying ace of World War II.

He joined the Royal Air Force in January 1936, and was granted a short service commission as an acting Pilot Officer on probation on 23 March,[1] Joining No 32 Squadron in October 1936, his commission was confirmed on 27 January 1937,[2] and he was promoted to flying officer on 27 October 1938.

He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for these actions; the citation read: Air Ministry, 13th September, 1940.

During an offensive patrol in August 1940, this officer's flight encountered about one hundred enemy aircraft.

Turning to meet them, he found himself in a stalled position; he spun out of it and immediately sighted and engaged a Dornier 215 which he shot down.

The KING has been graciously pleased to approve the following awards in recognition of gallantry displayed in flying operations against the enemy: — Distinguished Service Order.

[9]By 1945, Brothers had flown 875 operational hours and was credited with having shot down 16 enemy aircraft and damaged many more.

Despite his record, he was not offered a permanent commission so left the RAF in 1947 and joined the Colonial Service.

[13] After tours including Staff Officer at SHAPE, Director of RAF Operations (Overseas), Air Officer Commanding Military Air Traffic Operations and Director of Public Relations (RAF), he retired in 1973.

He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1964 Queen's Birthday Honours.

[6][15] Brothers is remembered in a memorial, the ‘Spirit of The Few’ Monument, unveiled on 29 July 2022 at Hawkinge airfield.