Description
Object description
12 brief ms letters (22pp) written to his parents, commenting on Squadron life and one operation over France, and miscellaneous ms and ts papers (151pp, notably a photocopy of his Record of Service (1p); an ms letter (2pp) from Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh Mallory, October 1941; an ms letter (2pp) from his friend, the Australian ace, Squadron Leader K W Truscott, June 1942, and an RAF inventory of his goods on his death (3pp), September 1942) relating to his career, July 1939 - July 1942, as one of the leading RAF aces of the war (32 enemy aircraft destroyed), including: flying training with No 13 Maintenance Unit, RAF Henlow Camp, Bedfordshire, June 1939 - June 1940; active service with No 65 Squadron, RAF Hornchurch, Essex, July 1940 - April 1941; No 452 Squadron RAAF, RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey, Lincolnshire, and RAF Kenley, Surrey, April - October 1941, when he broke his ankle jumping over a wall in the blackout; No 602 Squadron, RAF Kenley and RAF Redhill, Surrey, January - June 1942; and as the Wing Commander leading the Hornchurch Wing, June - July 1942, when he ditched into the English Channel and was killed. Also included are ms letters (401pp) and ts telegrams (16pp) of condolence sent to his parents after his death, July 1942 - May 1943, notably from Marshal of the RAF Lord Douglas of Kirtleside, Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh Mallory and Captain Herbert Sulzbach and many ordinary people, especially from Irish and Catholic communities around the world, describing his impact on their lives as a popular hero, and ts papers (93pp) relating to the "Paddy" Finucane Memorial Fund and the Manchester Wing of the Air Training Corps which named its HQ Finucane House in memory of him.
Content description
12 brief ms letters (22pp) written to his parents, commenting on Squadron life and one operation over France, and miscellaneous ms and ts papers (151pp, notably a photocopy of his Record of Service (1p); an ms letter (2pp) from Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh Mallory, October 1941; an ms letter (2pp) from his friend, the Australian ace, Squadron Leader K W Truscott, June 1942, and an RAF inventory of his goods on his death (3pp), September 1942) relating to his career, July 1939 - July 1942, as one of the leading RAF aces of the war (32 enemy aircraft destroyed), including: flying training with No 13 Maintenance Unit, RAF Henlow Camp, Bedfordshire, June 1939 - June 1940; active service with No 65 Squadron, RAF Hornchurch, Essex, July 1940 - April 1941; No 452 Squadron RAAF, RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey, Lincolnshire, and RAF Kenley, Surrey, April - October 1941, when he broke his ankle jumping over a wall in the blackout; No 602 Squadron, RAF Kenley and RAF Redhill, Surrey, January - June 1942; and as the Wing Commander leading the Hornchurch Wing, June - July 1942, when he ditched into the English Channel and was killed. Also included are ms letters (401pp) and ts telegrams (16pp) of condolence sent to his parents after his death, July 1942 - May 1943, notably from Marshal of the RAF Lord Douglas of Kirtleside, Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh Mallory and Captain Herbert Sulzbach and many ordinary people, especially from Irish and Catholic communities around the world, describing his impact on their lives as a popular hero, and ts papers (93pp) relating to the "Paddy" Finucane Memorial Fund and the Manchester Wing of the Air Training Corps which named its HQ Finucane House in memory of him.
History note
Cataloguer SNR
History note
Catalogue date 1997-11-04