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Group Captain Dennis David CBE DFC AFC
| Group Captain Dennis David CBE DFC AFC Dennis David served with distinction in both the Battle of France and Battle of Britain. He regards the RAFs success in the former - during which he was credited with 11.5 victories - as crucial to victory in the Battle of Britain. He was a member of 87 Squadron at the outbreak of war and was posted to France in 1939 as part of the Air Component. When the Blitzkrieg began on 10th May 1940, he was a Flying Officer. He destroyed a Do17 and shared a He111 on the first day, and by the time the squadron withdrew to the United Kingdom late in the month he had brought his score to 11.5 and been awarded the DFC and Bar. He continued to fly during the Battle of Britain, destroying a Ju88 and a Bf109 on the 11th August, a Ju87, a Bf110 and another shared on the 15th and a Ju88 and Bf109 on the 25th. He shot down a He111 on 15th September and the following month was posted as a Flight Commander to 213 Squadron. On 19th October he destroyed a Ju88 to bring his score to 20 and in November was posted to 152 Squadron. In 1943, with the rank of Wing Commander, he was posted to the Middle East to command 89 Squadron on Beaufighters. In November he led the Squadron to Ceylon and early the following year was promoted again to Group Captai. He served in Burma until the end of the war, after which he remained in the RAF with the Rank of Wing Commander. He died 25th August 2000.
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Known Victory Claims - William Dennis David | |||||||
DATE | PILOT | UNIT | JG | CLAIMED | LOCATION | TIME | FRONT |
| 10/05/1940 | Group Captain Dennis David | No.87 Sqn RAF | Do17 | Western Front | |||
| 10/05/1940 | Group Captain Dennis David | No.87 Sqn RAF | He111 | Western Front | |||
| 11/08/1940 | Group Captain Dennis David | No.87 Sqn RAF | Me109 | Western Front | |||
| 11/08/1940 | Group Captain Dennis David | No.87 Sqn RAF | Ju88 | Western Front | |||
| 15/08/1940 | Group Captain Dennis David | No.87 Sqn RAF | Ju87 | Western Front | |||
| 25/08/1940 | Group Captain Dennis David | No.87 Sqn RAF | Ju88 | Western Front | |||
| 25/08/1940 | Group Captain Dennis David | No.87 Sqn RAF | Me109 | Western Front | |||
| 15/09/1940 | Group Captain Dennis David | No.87 Sqn RAF | He111 | Western Front | |||
| 19/10/1940 | Group Captain Dennis David | No.87 Sqn RAF | Ju88 | Western Front |
Known Claims : 9
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