Felicity Peake

Dame Felicity Peake
Peake in around 1941, by Thomas Cantrell Dugdale
Birth name	Felicity Hyde Watts
Born	(1913-05-01)1 May 1913 Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, England
Died	2 November 2002(2002-11-02) (aged 89)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Women's Auxiliary Air Force Women's Royal Air Force
Years of service	1939–1950
Rank	Air Commandant
Commands held	Women's Auxiliary Air Force (1946–49) Women's Royal Air Force (1949–50)
Battles/wars	Second World War
Awards	Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Relations	James Watts (great-grandfather) Margaret Watts (aunt) James Watts (cousin)

Air Commandant Dame Felicity Hyde, Lady Peake DBE (née Watts; 1 May 1913 – 2 November 2002) was the founding director of the Women's Royal Air Force (WRAF) She started flying when her first husband took up the hobby in 1935, but in 1946 became the first director of the WRAF. She was Honorary Aide-de-camp to King George VI from 1949 to 1950.