Alan Christopher Deere Military person

Air Commodore Alan Christopher "Al" Deere, DSO, OBE, DFC & Bar (12 December 1917 – 21 September 1995), was a New Zealand Spitfire pilot in the Battle of Britain and author of Nine Lives.

Personal facts

Birth date	December 12, 1917
Birth place	Auckland
Date of death	September 21, 1995

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Military person

allegiance	British Commonwealth
award	Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) Order of the British Empire Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) Distinguished Service Order Croix de guerre 1939–1945 (France)
military operations	Battle of Britain Invasion of Normandy World War II Battle of France
military branch	Royal Air Force
military unit	No. 54 Squadron RAF
service start	1937
service end	1977