Gerald Stapleton
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 14 years ago |
Date of birth | May 12,1920 |
Zodiac sign | Taurus |
Born | Durban |
South Africa | |
Date of died | April 13,2010 |
Service/branch | Royal Air Force |
Rank | Squadron leader |
Battles and wars | World War II |
Battle of Britain | |
Operation Market Garden | |
Job | Army officer |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1524790 |
Gerald Stapleton Life story
Basil Gerald "Stapme" Stapleton, DFC was a Royal Air Force officer and fighter ace who flew Spitfires and Typhoons during the Second World War. He preferred the name Gerald and was nicknamed "Stapme" after a phrase used in his favourite cartoon strip Just Jake published in The Daily Mirror.