Wing Commander George Cecil Unwin DSO DFM (January 18 1913 - June 28, 2006), born in the town of Bolton upon Dearne, Yorkshire, England. He enlisted in the RAF in 1929 and was selected for pilot training in 1935. Upon completion of training, he was posted to 19 Squadron as a Sergeant Pilot. 19 Squadron was the first unit to receive the Supermarine Spitfire in 1938. On 3 March 1939 Unwin deliberately crashed a Spitfire following an engine failure, … Wikipedia
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