Geoffrey Fisken Military person

Geoffrey Bryson Fisken DFC (17 February 1916 – 12 June 2011) was a New Zealand fighter pilot who was the British Commonwealth’s leading air ace in the Pacific theatre of World War II. He is credited with shooting down 11 Japanese aircraft.

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Geoffrey Fisken
Birth dateFebruary 17, 1916
Birth place
Gisborne New Zealand
Date of deathJune 12, 2011
Place of death
New Zealand

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Military person

allegianceNew Zealand
award
Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)
military operations
Guadalcanal Campaign
World War II
Malayan Campaign
military branch
Royal New Zealand Air Force
service start1940
service end1943

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