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John Derry

Squadron leader John Douglas Derry DFC (5 December 1921 – 6 September 1952) was a British test pilot who is believed to be the first Briton to have exceeded the speed of sound in flight.

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Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Lion
Born
John Douglas Derry (1921-12-05)5 December 1921 Cairo, Egypt
Branch
Royal Air Force
Commands
No. 182 Squadron RAF
Conflicts
World War II
Died
6 September 1952(1952-09-06) (aged 30) Farnborough, England

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Early life and education

Military career

Test pilot career

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John Derry

Nodes40
Edges39
Triples25
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.05
Components1

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John Derry

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related to Early life and education · 12
John Derry → Anatomy, Cairo, Charterhouse School, Derry, Douglas Derry, Dragon School, Egypt, In, Oxford, Professor, Royal Egyptian University, Tutankhamun's
related to Further reading · 3
John Derry → Mr, September, The Times
Awards · 1
John Derry → Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Lion
Born · 1
John Derry → John Douglas Derry (1921-12-05)5 December 1921 Cairo, Egypt
Branch · 1
John Derry → Royal Air Force
Commands · 1
John Derry → No. 182 Squadron RAF
Conflicts · 1
John Derry → World War II
Died · 1
John Derry → 6 September 1952(1952-09-06) (aged 30) Farnborough, England
Other work · 1
John Derry → Test pilot
Rank · 1
John Derry → Squadron leader

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squadron pilot derry test flight raf john 1952 sound 182 royal dh aircraft douglas september 181 war leader cairo also

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
John DerryAwardsDistinguished Flying Cross Bronze Lion1.00infobox
John DerryBornJohn Douglas Derry (1921-12-05)5 December 1921 Cairo, Egypt1.00infobox
John DerryBranchRoyal Air Force1.00infobox
John DerryCommandsNo. 182 Squadron RAF1.00infobox
John DerryConflictsWorld War II1.00infobox
John DerryDied6 September 1952(1952-09-06) (aged 30) Farnborough, England1.00infobox
John DerryOther workTest pilot1.00infobox
John DerryRankSquadron leader1.00infobox
John DerryService years1939–19471.00infobox
John DerryUnitNo. 181 Squadron RAF1.00infobox
John Derryrelated to Early life and educationDerry0.60section
John Derryrelated to Early life and educationCairo0.60section

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