Alan Christopher Deere

Alan Christopher Deere

Air Commodore Alan Christopher "Al" Deere, DSO, OBE, DFC & Bar (12 December 1917 – 21 September 1995), was a New Zealand Spitfire pilot in the Battle of Britain and author of Nine Lives.

Read more about Alan Christopher Deere:  Early Life, Training, World War II, Post-war Career, Family

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