Billy Drake
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 12 years ago |
| Date of birth | December 20,1917 |
| Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | London |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | August 28,2011 |
| Died | Teignmouth |
| United Kingdom | |
| Service/branch | Royal Air Force |
| Commands helds | Royal Air Force |
| No. 112 Squadron RAF | |
| Battles and wars | World War II |
| Battle of the Netherlands | |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Order |
| Distinguished Flying Cross | |
| Books | Billy Drake, Fighter Leader: The Autobiography of Group Captain B. Drake DSO, DFC and Bar, US DFC |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1043134 |
Billy Drake Life story
Group Captain Billy Drake, DSO, DFC & Bar was a British fighter pilot and air ace. He was credited officially with 18 enemy aircraft destroyed, two shared, two unconfirmed, four probables, two shared probables and five damaged and one shared damaged with the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.
