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Wing Commander Brendan Eamonn Fergus Finucane, DSO, DFC & Two Bars (16 October 1920 – 15 July 1942), known as Paddy Finucane amongst his colleagues, was an Irish Second World War Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter pilot and flying ace—defined as an aviator credited with five or more enemy aircraft destroyed in aerial combat.
- 1938–42
- Royal Air Force
15 de sept. de 2015 · Brendan Finucane, also known as "Spitfire Paddy" recalls the moment he was nearly shot down and his aircraft covered in bullets. Again, he shot down one and possibly two enemy fighters within...
- 4 min
- Michael Cairns
28 de dic. de 2021 · Son of an Irish rebel, Brendan Finucane, more commonly known by his nickname “Spitfire Paddy,” was a legendary fighter pilot for the Royal Air Force who blasted his German opponents out of the...
- Frances Mulraney
The young 19 years old Pilot Officer Finucane was posted to No.65 Squadron at RAF Hornchurch in Essex during mid-July 1940 just as the Battle of Britain began.
9 de jul. de 2002 · By the time the much-decorated Dubliner, Brendan Finucane, was shot down by German gunfire in 1942, he was already the RAF's youngest Wing Commander - yet little is known in his homeland about...
20 de mar. de 2024 · Despite being officially neutral in the war, Ireland made a number of contributions to the war. 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.
8 de feb. de 2024 · A film about a decorated Irish Spitfire pilot has won almost 50 film festival awards ahead of its release. The Shamrock Spitfire tells the story of 21-year-old Brendan “Paddy” Finucane, the ...
