Pat Pattle
Fighter pilot
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Marmaduke Thomas St John Pattle, DFC & Bar, usually known as Pat Pattle, was a South African-born English Second World War fighter pilot and flying ace of the Royal Air Force.
Pattle applied to join the South African Air Force at 18, but was... Wikipedia
Born: July 3, 1914, Butterworth, South Africa
Died: April 20, 1941 (age 26 years), Piraeus, Greece
Nickname(s): "Pat"
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross & Bar
Battles/wars: Second World War: Western Desert campaign; Greco-Italian War; Invasion of Yugoslavia;
Rank: Squadron leader