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Aviation Art Prints  Articles and Reports Battle of Britain Signature Index N to R  Peel, John |
[UP] - Neil, Tom - Nicholls, Doug - Niven, Hugh - Olver, Peter - Oxspring, Bobby - Page, Geoffrey - Parrott, Peter - Peel, John - Pickering, Tony - Pinfold, Herbert - Pond, Arthur - Rall, Gunther - Riddle, Christopher - Robert, David - Roberts, Ralph - Rose, Jack - Rose, Stuart - Rossmann, Paule - Rudeorffer, Erich |
Group Captain John Peel DFC DSO | Group Captain John Peel DFC DSO Born 17th October 1911. John Peel is credited with having fired the first shots of the Battle of Britain. In July 1940, he commanded No.145 Sqn destroying one and sharing in the destruction of three German bombers. During the battle of Britain, he damaged or destroyed three enemy aircraft, and was himself shot down, crash landing on the Isle of Wight. After the Battle of Britain he served as a Wing Leader, once more being shot down - this time over the Channel, until in January 1943 he took a job in the Air Ministry, where he served until the end of the war. He died 7th January 2004.
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