Paddy Finucane
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Wing Commander Brendan Eamonn Fergus Finucane,, known as Paddy Finucane among his colleagues, was an Irish Second World War Royal Air Force fighter pilot and flying ace—defined as an aviator credited
Finucane in his Spitfire with the shamrock motif on the fuselage.
The Hawker Hart, on which Finucane trained.
Finucane (left) and Keith Truscott after a successful sortie, October 1941
452 Squadron, 1941. Finucane is fourth from left.
No. 452 Squadron RAAF
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No. 452 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force air traffic control unit. It was established in 1941 as a fighter squadron, in accordance with Article XV of the Empire Air Training Scheme during Worl
Paddy Finucane
…he was credited with two enemies destroyed, two probably destroyed and one damaged. Promoted to acting flight lieutenant in April 1941, he joined No. 452 Squadron flying offensive patrols over France—known as the Circus offensive. During this period, Finucane had his most successful period of operations, destroying…
No. Squadron Badge of No. 452 Squadron
No. 452 Squadron Spitfire aircraft near Morotai in late 1944