Eugene Quimby Tobin | |
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_Squadron_RAF,_Pilot_Officers_A_Mamedoff,_V_C_%27Shorty%27_Keough_and_G_Tobin,_show_off_their_new_squadron_badge_at_Church_Fenton,_Yorkshire,_October_1940._CH1442.jpg){kind=icon} Eugene Tobin (left) with Andrew Mamedoff (right) and Vernon Keough, Church Fenton, Yorkshire, October 1940 | |
| Nickname(s) | Red |
| Born | 4 January 1917 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | 7 September 1941 (aged 24) near Boulogne-sur-Mer, German-occupied France |
| Place of burial | Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France |
| Allegiance |  France United Kingdom |
| Service | France Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1940–1941 |
| Rank | Flying Officer |
| Service number | 81622 |
| Unit | No. 609 Squadron RAF No. 71 Squadron RAF |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
Flying Officer Eugene Quimby "Red" Tobin (4 January 1917 – 7 September 1941) was an American pilot who flew with the Royal Air Force during the Battle of Britain in World War II. He was one of 11 American[1] pilots who flew with RAF Fighter Command between 10 July and 31 October 1940, thereby qualifying for the Battle of Britain clasp to the 1939–45 campaign star.