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Virgil Paul Brennan DFC, DFM (6 March 1920 – 13 June 1943) was an Australian flying ace of the Second World War. Enlisting in the Royal Australian Air Force in November 1940, he briefly served in the European Theatre before transferring to Malta. Over the next five months, Brennan was officially credited with the destruction of 10 Axis aircraft from a total of twenty-four operational sorties. Reposted to England, he was assigned as a flying instructor and collaborated in the writing of Spitfires over Malta, a book about his experiences on the island. Returning to Australia during 1943, Brennan was killed in a flying accident at Garbutt, Queensland, in June that year.

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  • Virgil Paul Brennan DFC, DFM (6 March 1920 – 13 June 1943) was an Australian flying ace of the Second World War. Enlisting in the Royal Australian Air Force in November 1940, he briefly served in the European Theatre before transferring to Malta. Over the next five months, Brennan was officially credited with the destruction of 10 Axis aircraft from a total of twenty-four operational sorties. Reposted to England, he was assigned as a flying instructor and collaborated in the writing of Spitfires over Malta, a book about his experiences on the island. Returning to Australia during 1943, Brennan was killed in a flying accident at Garbutt, Queensland, in June that year.
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  • 1940(xsd:integer)
Birth Date
  • 1920-03-06(xsd:date)
death place
  • Garbutt, Queensland, Australia
Nickname
  • "Digger"
Name
  • Virgil Paul Brennan
Birth Place
  • Warwick, Queensland, Australia
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death date
  • 1943-06-13(xsd:date)
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  • Australia
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  • Co-author of Spitfires over Malta
placeofburial
  • Townsville War Cemetery
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  • Virgil Paul Brennan DFC, DFM (6 March 1920 – 13 June 1943) was an Australian flying ace of the Second World War. Enlisting in the Royal Australian Air Force in November 1940, he briefly served in the European Theatre before transferring to Malta. Over the next five months, Brennan was officially credited with the destruction of 10 Axis aircraft from a total of twenty-four operational sorties. Reposted to England, he was assigned as a flying instructor and collaborated in the writing of Spitfires over Malta, a book about his experiences on the island. Returning to Australia during 1943, Brennan was killed in a flying accident at Garbutt, Queensland, in June that year.
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