Mark Henry Brown

Mark Henry Brown
Brown, on the left, and Pilot Officer Chetham of No. 1 Squadron standing by the nose of a Hawker Hurricane fighter at Wittering, England
Nickname(s)Hilly
Born(1911-10-09)9 October 1911
Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada
Died12 November 1941(1941-11-12) (aged 30)
over Sicily, Fascist Italy
Buried
Catania War Cemetery, Sicily
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Air Force
Years of service1936–1941
RankWing Commander
Service number37904
CommandsNo. 1 Squadron
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsDistinguished 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.