Brendan Eamon Finucane

Wing Commander Brendan "Paddy" Finucane was the youngest wing commander in the RAF at the time of his death, and one of the top-scoring Allied aces with 32 confirmed victories. Born in Dublin to an Irish republican family, he joined the RAF and fought throughout the Battle of Britain and the subsequent offensive sweeps over France.Finucane was killed on 15 July 1942 when his Spitfire was hit by ground fire during a low-level attack over France. He was just 21 years old. His Belfast connections come through his Irish heritage and the strong ties between Northern Ireland and the RAF recruitment in Ireland.