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15 de sept. de 2015 · Pilots from the UK, the Commonwealth, the US and countries invaded by Germany were involved, including Brendan Finucane from Dublin, also known as "Spitfire Paddy".
22 de jul. de 2012 · Brendan Finucane, who was soon given the epithet Paddy and had a shamrock painted on his Spitfire, joined the Royal Air Force in May, 1938. He claimed his first victory in the Battle of Britain on ...
Brendan Eamonn Fergus FINUCANE was born in the Irish City of Dublin on 16th October 1920. He was the eldest of five children and in his youth he attended the local Christian Brothers O’Connell School. Brendan’s mother and father, Florence and Thomas Finucane moved their young family away from Dublin to Richmond in England during 1936, where ...
16 de sept. de 2015 · Yet according to Finucane’s nephew of the same name, QC Brendan Finucane, his uncle didn’t like the limelight. 9. In one radio interview he described a terrifying hit that almost killed him: "The cockpit was awash with blood. It was not until I was feeling a bit sick and dizzy did it dawn on me that it was my blood!" 10.
11 de mar. de 2024 · The Shamrock Spitfire: Directed by Dominic Higgins, Ian Higgins. With Carl Wharton, Chris Wilson, Jamie B. Chambers, Sophia Eleni. The story of Irish fighter pilot Brendan "Paddy" Finucane, who at the age of just 21, became the youngest ever wing commander in the Royal Air Force, and one of its greatest and most celebrated fighter aces during World War II.
20 de mar. de 2024 · One of the more notable examples of this is Brendan “Paddy” Finucane, who was one of the most feared pilots of World War 2, subject of the new film Shamrock Spitfire. Finucane holds the distinction of being one of the most prolific pilots in World War 2, with historical documents pointing to around 30 German planes downed by the Dubliner.
1 de ene. de 2004 · A radio documentary about Brendan "Paddy" Finucane - the Dublin born wing commander pilot in the RAF during the World War II
