Derek Harland Ward, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Derek Harland Ward

British flying ace

Date of Birth: 31-Jul-1917

Place of Birth: Whangarei, Northland Region, New Zealand

Date of Death: 17-Jun-1942

Profession: flying ace

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Derek Harland Ward, (31 July 1917 – 17 June 1942) was a New Zealand flying ace of the Second World War.
He was credited with six kills, one shared destroyed, one probable and four damaged against the Luftwaffe.
Ward was shot down and killed by the German ace Hans-Joachim Marseille.
Among his notable victories was a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor, destroyed on 1 May 1942. He was well known for his irreverent nose art, a coat of arms featuring various unlucky symbols captioned by the phrase "So what the hell?"