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Ted Thorn (RAF officer)
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Edward Rowland Thorn, DFC & Bar, DFM & Bar (15 April 1913 – 12 February 1946), also known as Roland Thorn, was a Royal Air Force pilot, squadron commander and a notable flying ace of the Second World War. He and his turret gunner shot down 12 enemy aircraft over the Dunkirk evacuation beaches and during the Battle of Britain. Thorn survived the war but was killed in a crash of an early jet fighter in 1946.
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![]() Flight Sergeants E R Thorn (left) and F J Barker (right) pose with their Defiant after destroying their 13th Axis aircraft; Thorn and Barker were the most successful Defiant crew of the war | |
Born | (1913-04-15)15 April 1913 North End, Hampshire |
Died | 12 February 1946(1946-02-12) (aged 32) Landbeach, Cambridgeshire |
Buried | Bishop’s Waltham (St. Peter) Churchyard. Hampshire |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1928–1946 |
Rank | Squadron Leader |
Service number | 562610, later 46957 |
Unit | No. 264 Squadron RAF No. 32 Squadron RAF No. 169 Squadron RAF |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Awards | Distinguished Flying Cross & Bar Distinguished Flying Medal & Bar Mentioned in Despatches (2) |
Relations | Marion Thorn (nee McAlpine) |
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