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Lieutenant Colonel William Robert "Poppy" Dunn (November 16, 1916 – February 14, 1995) was the first American flying ace of World War II. Joining the Canadian Army at the outbreak of war in 1939, he was an infantryman until he transferred to the Royal Air Force (RAF) in late 1940.
“I jammed the throttle wide open and, attacking the Me-109 from the port quarter, fired one burst of four seconds and three bursts of two seconds each,” Pilot Officer William R. Dunn of No. 71 (Eagle) Squadron, Royal Air Force, said of the encounter with the first German aircraft he shot down.
media-17188.jpeg UPL 17188 William R Dunn was officially recognized in 1968 as the first American ace of WWII. Seen here at the seat of his fighter P7308 XR-D in RAF uniform, he had joined the Canadian army in 1939 and answered an appeal for pilots who had more than 500 hours of flying time.
William R. Dunn (May 23, 1888 – March 24, 1946) was an American actor on film and stage and in vaudeville. Dunn was born in Astoria, Long Island, the son of William R. Dunn, a ferry captain, and Martha Wentz. He had two brothers, Eddie and Stanley, who were also actors.
William Dunn was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on November 16, 1916. He soloed in 1930 at the age of 14. In 1934, he entered the U.S. Army and served until late 1935. When the Second World War began he enlisted in the Canadian Army’s “Seaforth Highlanders of Canada”.
Apr 23, 2014 · William R. Dunn. University Press of Kentucky, Apr 23, 2014 - Biography & Autobiography - 272 pages. This WWII fighter pilot memoir recounts the author’s many exploits as a flying ace during...
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Lieutenant Colonel William Robert "Poppy" Dunn (November 16, 1916 – February 14, 1995) was the first American flying ace of World War II. Joining the Canadian Army at the outbreak of war in 1939, he was an infantryman until he transferred to the Royal Air Force (RAF) in late 1940.
