Francis Dawson-Paul, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Francis Dawson-Paul

British flying ace

Date of Birth: 18-Feb-1917

Place of Birth: Chelsea, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 30-Jul-1940

Profession: aircraft pilot

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Francis Dawson-Paul (18 February 1916 – 30 July 1940) was a fighter ace in the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy during the Second World War.
He was seconded to the Royal Air Force during the Battle of Britain, serving with No.
64 Squadron RAF.
Between 1 and 25 July he shot down seven and a half German aircraft before being shot down himself over the English Channel.
Taken prisoner by the crew of a German E-boat he died of his wounds five days later.
In those 24 days of combat he became the first naval air ace of the battle and the highest scoring naval ace on the Supermarine Spitfire, a record which still stood by the end of the war.