John A. Kent
Group Captain John Alexander "Johnny" Kent DFC & Bar, AFC, Virtuti Militari nicknamed "Johnny Kentowski" (23 June 1914 – 7 October 1985) was a Canadian fighter ace in the Second World War. Considered one of the best young squadron leaders of the war, he went on to a distinguished postwar career before entering the aviation industry.
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