Peter Carmichael (Royal Navy officer)

This article is about the Royal Navy pilot. For the singer, see Hoagy Carmichael.

Peter Carmichael
Nickname"Hoagy"
Born(1923-08-11)11 August 1923
Hull
Died25 July 1997(1997-07-25) (aged 73)
Holyhead
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchRoyal Navy
Service years1942–1984
RankCommander
Commands806 Naval Air Squadron
ConflictsSecond World War
Korean War
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Cross

Commander Peter Carmichael, OBE, DSC (11 August 1923 – 25 July 1997), nicknamed "Hoagy", was a combat pilot with the Royal Navy during and after the Second World War. Later, he became famous during the Korean War for shooting down a jet-engined MiG-15 while flying a piston-engined Hawker Sea Fury, the only recorded victory of a piston-engined aircraft over a jet fighter during the Korean War. However, this claim is now disputed, and the kill is currently claimed by another Royal Navy pilot – Brian 'Schmoo' Ellis – flying with Carmichael on the day in-question.

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