Paddy Finucane: Irish Flying Ace, British Hero

Brendan "Paddy" Finucane was one of the RAF's top aces, scoring 28 kills in his brief yet prolific career. Yet what sets Finucane apart from the other top RAF aces is that he was an Irishman.
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[@radiogramgramophonetoons5802]

Brendan and my dad, when they were boys…… used to go to Eastleigh/Southampton airport to watch aeroplanes land and take off.

[@Historically]

Wow! That’s very interesting, thanks for sharing!

[@twinpotracer]

who was your Dad? is he Brian?

[@radiogramgramophonetoons5802]

@@twinpotracer …….. No Brian is my Dad’s Younger brother, he lives on the Isle of Wight. Brian is my Uncle, Joseph was my dad.

[@twinpotracer]

@@radiogramgramophonetoons5802 Brian is my Grandfather, I'm assuming that makes you my mother's cousin (Christine)

[@twinpotracer]

@@radiogramgramophonetoons5802 we are living relatives then. Brian is my Grandfather

[@mattmakes2743]

Great stuff!

[@Nevernotalone]

Rest In Peace avenging angel.

[@brendankelly1643]

Nice video. The very best of luck with your channel. Fyi you might try to pronounce his name as "Fin+new+can" Liked the tomcat video too. I'll keep watching 👀 🙂

[@Historically]

Appreciate the tip and support!

[@BlackMasterRoshi]

were there any Irish heroes from Sneem? or Skibbereen?

[@Historically]

I can’t say for sure as I would need to some more research to give you a definitive answer, but no names come to my from either Sneem nor Skibbereen. I must confess, I’m not too familiar with Irish history so there very well could be some heroic figures from either of those towns. However there were a number of Irishmen who gained fame by fighting for Britain during the Second World War. Eugene Esmonde (from Drominagh), David Lord (from Cork), Donald Garland (from Ballinacor) all were awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry (a number of other Irishmen also were awarded the VC). I know that in the First World War, Michael O’Leary, from Macroom, just about an hour away from Skibbereen, was awarded the VC. During the Crimean War, in 1855, John Sullivan of Bantry (also close to Skibbereen) was awarded the VC.

[@mikedon5205]

@@Historically also a kelleher from tralee in kerry near seem won the VC in North Africa with the Australians

[@mjh5437]

@@Historically SAS legend Paddy Mayne.

[@Historically]

@@mjh5437 yes, although he was from Newtonards which is on the other side of the island from Sneem

[@juanmanuelpenafielbeltran5727]

A todos los jóvenes que ofrendan sus preciosas vidas en una guerra, yo los consideraré siempre héroes. Uno de ellos dijo alguna vez que "la guerra es el momento donde jóvenes que no se conocen se matan entre si para complacer a viejos que se conocen pero no se matan"

[@anthonybyrne5235]

😊

[@desmo9159]

He's not Finnegan ,,,,its Finucane at least get the brave mans name correct

[@Historically]

I said Finucane.

[@despriestley813]

Not finnegan but finucane