Paddy Finucane

British RAF officer killed in action
Person human Q2579846
Paddy Finucane

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
October 16, 1920
Date of death
July 15, 1942
Place of birth
Rathmines
Place of death
English Channel
Country of citizenship
Ireland[6]
Occupation
fighter pilot
Citizenship
Ireland
Conflict
World War II
Different from
Pat Finucane
Family name
Finucane[14]
Given name
Paddy[15]
Manner of death
death in battle
Military branch
Royal Air Force[11]
Military casualty classification
killed in action
Military, police or special rank
wing commander[12]
Nickname
Spitfire Paddy, Paddy
Participated in conflict
World War II[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Brendan Eamon Fergus Finucane en Paddy Finucane es Brendan Finucane fi Brendan Eamonn Fergus Finucane fr Brendan Eamon Fergus Finucane fr Brendan Finucane ja ブレンダン・エイモン・ファーガス・フィヌケーン pl Brendan Eamonn Fergus Finucane ru Брендан Финукейн ru Финукейн ru Финукейн, Брендан
🔖 Identifiers · 13
VIAF cluster ID
21058823
Library of Congress authority ID
n83149185
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
FinucanePaddy1920-
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
165503670
CWGC person ID
1270044
Dictionary of Irish Biography ID
003107
FAST ID
116135
Freebase ID
/m/0c5slj
NUKAT ID
n2014062969
UK National Archives ID
F79344
WikiTree person ID
Finucane-170
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WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrmdPtXctWgQKJtJtTWDq

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Award received 2
Country of citizenship 1
Different from 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Military branch 1
Military casualty classification 1
Military, police or special rank 1
Occupation 1
Participated in conflict 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

Paddy Finucane was born in Rathmines[1]. He was born on October 16, 1920[2]. He died in English Channel[3]. He died on July 15, 1942[4]. He worked as a fighter pilot[5].

Body

Recognition

Awards received include Distinguished Service Order[8], a military decoration[16], in United Kingdom[17], founded in 1886[18] and Distinguished Flying Cross[9], a cross[19], in United Kingdom[20], founded in 1918[21].

FAQs

Where was Paddy Finucane born?

Paddy Finucane's place of birth was Rathmines[1].

Where did Paddy Finucane die?

Paddy Finucane passed away in English Channel[3].

What did Paddy Finucane do for work?

Paddy Finucane worked as fighter pilot[5].

Where did Paddy Finucane go to school?

Paddy Finucane was educated at The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School[7].

What awards did Paddy Finucane receive?

Honors received include Distinguished Service Order[8] and Distinguished Flying Cross[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . spitfiresite.com. spitfiresite.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [2] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . Dictionary of Irish Biography. independent.ie. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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