Wing Commander – Pilot – Bombers/Fighters
Volunteer Trinidad ETS, trained Piarco 1st Course. Awarded DSO, DFC
[source: CMHA]
Served with 600 Squadron in North Africa and Italy flying Mosquito nightfighters and later Hurricanes.
[source: Ben Paton, see comment below]
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The 1949 Franklin yearbook has this Officer’s name as D P PATON. The entry referred to his award of the DFC
December 4th, 2008 at 5:41 amDonald Paton was my uncle.
He volunteered while living in Trinidad with his wife.
He served with 600 Squadron in North Africa and Italy flying Mosquito nightfighters and later Hurricanes.
He was awarded two DFCs and gets a mention in the 600 Squadron history: ‘Gentlemen in Blue’ available on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gentlemen-Blue-Hans-Onderwater/dp/0850525756/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=600+Squadron&qid=1553463560&s=books&sr=1-1-catcorr
(Peyton is a mis spelling.)
March 24th, 2019 at 11:42 pm