Virgil Brennan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian Second World War flying ace
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Place of Birth: Warwick, Queensland, Australia
About Virgil Brennan
- Virgil Paul Brennan, (6 March 1920 – 13 June 1943), also known as Paul Brennan, was an Australian aviator and 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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