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Article: THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN.. 60 YEARS ON: Ireland's forgotten heroes of the sky.(News)
- Article from:
- The Mirror (London, England)
- Article date:
- September 15, 2000
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THE DASHING young pilot proudly kissed the green shamrock painted on the side of his fighter aircraft, climbed into the cockpit and flew into battle - for Britain.
That was the scene 60 years ago when Irish Spitfire ace Brendan "Paddy" Finucane became a hero of the Battle of Britain.
He is one of the forgotten few, the Irishmen who helped beat the Luftwaffe under a British flag in the most famous air battle in history.
Having won the Battle of Britain, Finucane and ...