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Pilot Officer
W.B. Pattullo (William Blair)
Pilot
Royal Air Force (46 Sqdn.)
25th October 1940 Age 21
Fondest memories
Ever in our thoughts.
Mum and Dad
Service nos: 43379
Son of Patrick William and Jessie Hood Blair Pattullo, of Eaglescliffe, Co. Durham.
"Attempting a forced landing he landed on the A12 Road in Harold Park and struck a house. He was badly injured and died the following day in hospital". www.removablemedia.com/northweald/pattullo.htm
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My starting point for this picture was No. 17 Squadron's Operations Record Book for Sunday, 25 August 1940: "Squadron went into attack, and S/Ldr. Williams was seen to go down after his port mainplane had been shot away by a cannon shell. The Me.[sic]110 he had attacked head-on also went down after further attack by P/O. Pittman. F/O. Count Czernin attacked a bunch of Me.110s head-on and destroyed three of them."
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Hans-Ulrich Rudel (2 July 1916 – 18 December 1982) was a Stuka dive-bomber pilot during World War II. The most highly decorated German serviceman of the war, Rudel was one of only 27 military men to be awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds, and the only person to be awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds (by simultaneous promotion to Colonel), Germany's highest military decoration at the time.
Rudel flew 2,530 combat missions 2,000 targets destroyed; including 800 vehicles, 519 tanks, 150 artillery pieces, 70 landing craft, nine aircraft, four armored trains, several bridges, a destroyer, two cruisers, and a Soviet battleship. (by WIKIPEDIA).
He was a damn inconvincible Nazi throughout his Life, but nevertheless the most efficient german fighterpilot in WW II.
Corgi, Predators of the Skies, Limited Edition 1/4760
In memory of Wing Commander Brendan Paddy Finucane DSO, DFC. Memorial plaque in memory of RAF fighter pilot Brendan Paddy Finucane, on the wall of Finucane Court, Lower Mortlake Road. The building (constructed after the war) was named in his honour as he had been a local man.
He died on 15 July 1942 off the French coast, near Le Touquet, while trying to nurse home his Spitfire after it had been hit by enemy ground-fire. At age 21, he was a fighter ace with 26 victories, and had also been the RAF's youngest Wing Commander.
There is a photo (not mine) of Brendan Finucane at the seat of his Spitfire in the group 'RAF photos'
It is touching to see from the wreath - in April 2012 - that he is still remembered
Air Force Capt. Michael Blahut, an F-22 Raptor pilot assigned to the 525th Fighter Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, poses for a portrait Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher)
Most likely on NAS De Kooy in 1927. The Royal Netherlands Naval service used this type for airdefence of the main navalbase in Den Helder. Beautiful photo with this fighterpilot relaxed possing for his fighter with a sigaret in his hand. Never seen the radio mast ?( must figure out) on the right of this photo.Note the NL roundel under the right lower wing roundel turn up side down.
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Catalog #: 02-O-00030
Last Name: O'Hare
First Name: LT "Butch"
Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
Spotting at @rafwaddington ( CW 🐍⚔️)
So great to see the Turkish Air force first time with the F-16 truly a rare breed hope they come back for more
Aircraft information ℹ️
Air force
( @havaharbiyeli )
Aircraft type ️
( @generaldynamics F-16CG )
Aircraft reg ℹ
( 93-0007 )
Camara
( @canonuk 2000D )
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( 150-600mm )
Date 📆
( 11th March 2025 )
During the restoration of my 1951 M38 US Army Jeep I felt a need to search for any family members who had served during the Korean Conflict. I found 2 cousins that needed to find out more about. Wanting to honor them on the hood of the Korean War era jeep i wanted to find out their story. Capt Al Agan was a USMC reserve fighter pilot during WWII and in Korea. Reaching out online for information I was contacted by Major Grasselli who had served with Capt. Agan. He told me about his article in "The Hook" that ran in the summer of 1989 issue. He also told me about the book that had just been released by Lt Col DK Tooker called "The Second Luckiest Pilot" It was a book of stories of Adventures in Military Aviation. One chapter in his book told of Capt Agan last flight and the effort by Lt Col Tooker in trying to help Capt Agan survive. His book was released in 2000. I couldnt believe how this all fell into place. I bought the jeep in 1999 and had it restored and back on the road in the summer of 2000. I contacted Lt Col Tooker and obtained a couple of his books for my family and also for Capt Agan's two sons. Fredrick & Micheal. Lt Col Tooker was gracious enough to inscribe our books. I feel honored to do my part keeping the memory of Capt Agan alive. Also would like to thank Maj Grasselli and Lt Col Tooker for their kindness.
Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) - General Dynamics (Fokker) F-16B (Block 20 MLU) Fighting Falcon - J-065 (c/n 6E-34 / L-255 / USAF 86-0065)
A pilot from the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron prepares to park an F-16 Fighting Falcon, July 16, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. More than 300 Airmen from the 169th Fighter Wing of the South Carolina Air National Guard recently deployed to the 407th Air Expeditionary Group in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
WWII Korean War Medals awarded to Capt Agan
Medals & Awards issued to Capt Agan
Pilot Wings, Purple Heart, Air Medal, WW II Victory Medal,
National Defense Service Medal, Korean Presidential Unit Citation, United Nations Service Medal Korea,
Republic of Korea War Service Medal,
Rifle Marksman, Pistol Marksman.
Served as a fighter pilot during the Battle of Britain.. On 12th October 1941 he destroyed one ME109 and probably one other. During a fiece attack on 2nd February 1942 he destpyed another ME109 and damaged two others. Despite his aircraft suffering severe damage he managed to nurse it back to his base and land safely.
He received the Distinguished Flying Cross on 04/11/1941 and retired from the RAF in 1958 as a Squadron Leader and passed away in March 1993.