George Alfred Brown

Military
media-17065.jpeg UPL 17065 No 71 (Eagle) Sqn Hawker Hurricane Mk I XR-A Z3781 personal A/C of Fl Lt George A Brown, whilst commander of A flight, at dispersal hooked up in preparation with the trolley ack and with parachute left at hand for a fast scramble on the tail plane.
Part of the fifth production batch produced by Hawker Aircraft Limited at Langley, to contract # 62305/39, between 14th January, 1941 and 28th July, 1941.
Lost on 8th October 1941, Fl Lt Andrew Beck Mamedoff was flying with 133 Squadron on a standard transit flight from Fowlmere Airfield to RAF Eglinton in Northern Ireland in his Hurricane Z3781. The wreckage of his plane was found near Maughold on the Isle of Man and it is thought that he crashed due to poor weather conditions.

Object Number - UPL 17065 - No 71 (Eagle) Sqn Hawker Hurricane Mk I XR-A Z3781 personal A/C of Fl Lt George A Brown, whilst commander of A flight, at dispersal hooked up in...

Sq Ldr George Alfred Brown DFC:



Assigned 66 Squadron RAF

Transferred to 253 Squadron RAF.

Took part in the first Spitfire v Bf 109 dogfight of the war over Rotterdam and, claimed a Ju 87 destroyed.

Flight commander [A Flight] 71[Eagle] Squadron RAF.

Commanded 133[Eagle] Squadron RAF on its formation.

Transferred to HQ Fighter Command.

Posted to 55 OTU Annan as Chief Flying Instructor.

On the staff at HQ Eastern Mediterranean at Alexandria.

Commanded RAF Gaza.

Commanded RAF Nicosia.



George Brown stayed in the RAF postwar, retired on 6-Jul-62 as Group Captain.

1962-67 - Regional Liaison Officer with Wales ATC.

1967-77 Commandant Wales ATC.



DFC Award Citation:



Sq. Ldr. Brown has been actively engaged in Fighter Command since the beginning of hostilities and has shown the highest devotion to duty over a long period. Within the past six months he has partaken in nine sorties over occupied France as close escort to bombers, and has proved himself an able leader and an inspiration to his subordinates. He has destroyed one enemy aircraft. In addition he has taken part in the training of all three Eagle Squadrons and has assisted in bringing them to a high state of operational efficiency.

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Units served with

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

India 6 July 1912

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Assigned

Duxford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB22, UK 30 January 1939 Assigned to 66 Squadron.

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Wounded In Action WIA

Maidstone, Maidstone, Kent, UK 30 August 1940 Wounded In Action. Forced landing Maidstone, after combat with Bf109's. Suffered wounds in a shoulder and both legs.

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Transferred

Coltishall, Norwich, Norfolk NR12, UK 1 August 1941 Transferred to command 133[Eagle] Sqn RAF.

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DFC

Buckingham Palace, London UK 26 December 1941 Awarded the DFC [gazetted 26-Dec-41].

Enlisted

United Kingdom Joined the RAF on a short service commission

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Flight training

England, UK 29 January 1939 Elementary flight training: 13 E&RFTS White Waltham 5 FTS Sealand

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Transferred

Kirton in Lindsey, Gainsborough, North Lincolnshire DN21, UK Transferred to 253 Squadron.

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Transferred

Church Fenton, Tadcaster, North Yorkshire LS24, UK 1 August 1941 Transferred to 71[Eagle] Sqn RAF as A flight commander.

Other

Transferred

RAF Bentley Priory Transferred to HQ Fighter Command.

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Sources

http://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/monument_details.php?SiteID=202&MemI…
http://www.bbm.org.uk/BrownGA.htm
EAGLES of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Phillip D Caine

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