About: Barrie Heath

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Sir Barrie Heath, DFC, AE (11 September 1916 – 22 February 1988) was a Royal Air Force Spitfire pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain, and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Heath shot down four enemy aircraft (including two "probables") and damaged two others. After the Second World War he had a successful career in industry, rising to become chairman of the industrial conglomerate GKN. In 1978 he received a knighthood for services to export.

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  • Sir Barrie Heath, DFC, AE (11 September 1916 – 22 February 1988) was a Royal Air Force Spitfire pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain, and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Heath shot down four enemy aircraft (including two "probables") and damaged two others. After the Second World War he had a successful career in industry, rising to become chairman of the industrial conglomerate GKN. In 1978 he received a knighthood for services to export. (en)
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  • United Kingdom
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  • No. 324 Wing RAF
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  • 1946-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • 1938-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • United Kingdom (en)
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  • 1916-09-11 (xsd:date)
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  • Kings Norton, Warwickshire, England (en)
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  • Barrie Heath photographed on the wing of Spitfire IIa P7883 "Grahame Heath", which had been donated by his parents in memory of his older brother, a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps who was killed in the First World War (en)
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  • 1988-02-22 (xsd:date)
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  • Buckinghamshire, England (en)
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  • Chairman of GKN (en)
  • Pilkington Brothers director (en)
  • Triplex Safety Glass Ltd employee (en)
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  • Barrie Heath (en)
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  • 1938 (xsd:integer)
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  • Sir Barrie Heath, DFC, AE (11 September 1916 – 22 February 1988) was a Royal Air Force Spitfire pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain, and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Heath shot down four enemy aircraft (including two "probables") and damaged two others. After the Second World War he had a successful career in industry, rising to become chairman of the industrial conglomerate GKN. In 1978 he received a knighthood for services to export. (en)
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  • Barrie Heath (en)
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