Sir Patrick Dunn; Heroic Air Marshal Who Served in the Second World War
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Patrick Dunn, whose family lived at Ardentinny, was born in Glasgow in 1912 and educated at Glasgow Academy, Loretto School and Glasgow University. He joined the RAF in March 1933 on a short service commission and, after training in Scotland, he attended the flying-boat and general reconnaissance course at Calshot and was posted to No 201. He went to the Central Flying School, then joined No 500 (County of Kent) before returning to the CFS in 1938 as a senior instructor, during which period he won an aerobatic competition.
During the Second World War, he had a distinguished record flying Gladiator bi-planes and Hurricanes in the Western Desert. In July 1940, he took command of 80 Squadron and on August 8, put into action a daring plan to lure Italian CR 42s which had been operating around El Gobi into a trap.See the full content of this document
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Sir Patrick Dunn; Heroic Air Marshal Who Served in the Second World War
Squadron Leader "Paddy" Dunn led a patrol of 14 Gladiators of No 80 Squadron in a formation of three aircraft flying at 8000ft, while t...
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