Mark Henry Brown | |
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Nickname(s) | Hilly |
Born | Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada | 9 October 1911
Died | 12 November 1941 over Sicily, Fascist Italy | (aged 30)
Buried | Catania War Cemetery, Sicily |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1936–1941 |
Rank | Wing Commander |
Service number | 37904 |
Commands | No. 1 Squadron |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Distinguished Flying Cross & Bar Czechoslovak War Cross |
Wing Commander Mark Henry Brown, DFC & Bar (9 October 1911 – 12 November 1941) was a Canadian-born flying ace who served with the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. Credited with having shot down at least fifteen German aircraft, he was the first Canadian pilot to become a flying ace during the war. He was killed in action in November 1941 over Sicily.