Date of birth:

December 31st, 1912 (Glasgow/Scotland, Great Britain)

Date of death:

June 17th, 2004

Service number:

34018

Nationality:

British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Patrick Hunter Dunn was credited with nine air victories. He married Diana Ledward-Smith in 1939. Also received a CBE (August 11th, 1950), Companion Orde of the Bath (May 31st, 1956) and KCBE (January 1st, 1965).

Promotions:
March 14th, 1933: Acting Pilot Officer on probation (seniority March 3rd, 1933);
March 3rd, 1934: Pilot Officer;
September 3rd, 1935: Flying Officer;
September 3rd, 1937: Flight Lieutenant;
June 1st, 1941: temporary Wing Commander;
May 1st, 1945: Wing Commander (war subs.);
October 1st, 1946: Wing Commander;
January 1st, 1951: Group Captain;
?: Air Commodore;
May 1st, 1959: Acting Air Vice Marshall;
June 1st, 1959: Air Vice Marshall;
January 1st, 1965: Air Marshall.

Career:
?: Loretto School;
?: University of Glasgow;
March 1933: Royal Air Force;
?: No. 5 Flying Training School;
1934: Flying-boat and General Reconnaissance Course, Calshot;
?: No. 201 Squadron;
April 1937: Instructors' Course, CFS;
?: Flying Instructor No. 500 "County of Kent" Squadron;
1938: No. 4 Pilot, Long Range Development Unit;
?: Instructor of Instructors, CFS;
August 1939: Headquarters Stasff, Middle East;
July 5th, 1940: Commanding Officer No. 80 Squadron;
August 19th, 1940: Commanding Officer No. 274 Squadron;
February 20th, 1941: Commanding Officer RAF Amriya;
?: Staff Headquarters No. 203 Group;
1942: Aide de Camp Lord Trenchard;
?: Headquarters RAF Fighter Command;
1944: Operations Officer Headquarters No. 12 Group;
1945: Sector Commander, RAF Coltishall;'
?: Deputy Director Personal Services, Air Ministry;
?: Senior Air Staff Officer, AHQ Malaya;
1951: Instructor NATO Defence College;
?: Planning Officer, RAF Fighter Command;
1953: Operations Officer, RAF Fighter Command;
1956: Commanding Officer RAF Flying College, Manby;
1958: Deputy Air Secretary;
1961: Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group;
1964: Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Flying Training Command;
1967: Retirement.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Squadron Leader

Unit:

No. 274 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Awarded on:

February 11th, 1941

Citation:
"Mainly due to his outstanding and determined leadership, the present and former squadron commanded by Squadron Leader Dunn have destroyed at least sixty-eight enemy aircraft. Squadron Leader Dunn has personally destroyed at least seven of that number."

LG 35073/831.

• - The London Gazette of 14th March 1933, Issue 33921
  - The London Gazette of 3rd April 1934, Issue 34040
  - The London Gazette of 1st October 1935, Issue 34203
  - The London Gazette of 10th September 1937, Issue 34434
  - The London Gazette of 11th February 1941, Issue 35073
  - The London Gazette of 10th June 1941, Issue 35187
  - Second Supplement to The London Gazette of 1st November 1946, Issue 37776, dated 5th November 1946
  - Second Supplement to The London Gazette of 8th August 1950, Issue 38990, dated 11th August 1950
  - Eighth Supplement to The London Gazette of 29th December 1950, Issue 39111, dated 2nd January 1951
  - Supplement to The London Gazette of 25th May 1956, Issue 40787, dated 31st May 1956
  - Second Supplement to The London Gazette of 15th May 1959, Issue 41710, dated 19th May 1959
  - Second Supplement to The London Gazette of 26th June 1959, Issue 41753, dated 30th June 1959
  - Supplement to The London Gazette of 29th December 1964, Issue 43529, dated 1st January 1965
  - Ninth Supplement to The London Gazette of 29th December 1964, Issue 43537, dated 1st January 1965