Brian Paddon Military person

Group Captain Brian Paddon DSO (born 24 August 1908), was a Royal Air Force pilot who became a Prisoner of War and successfully escaped from Colditz Castle during the Second World War

Personal facts

Birth dateAugust 24, 1908
Birth place
Surrey , Carshalton

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Military person

allegianceBritish Empire
award
Distinguished Service Order
military operations
World War II
Battle of France
military command
No. 40 Squadron RAF
RAF Thornaby
military unit
No. 20 Squadron RAF
No. 40 Squadron RAF
No. 4 Squadron RAF
No. 24 Squadron RAF
No. 209 Squadron RAF
service number28097
service start1929
service end1950

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External resources

  1. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1969/1969%20-%203149.html