Peter Langloh Donkin | |
Birth Date: | 19 June 1913 |
Birth Place: | Invercargill, New Zealand |
Death Place: | Orange, New South Wales, Australia |
Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
Branch: | Royal Air Force |
Rank: | Air Commodore |
Commands: | RAF Hong Kong RAF Chivenor No. 35 Wing RAF No. 33 Wing RAF No. 239 Squadron RAF No. 4 Squadron RAF No. 225 Squadron RAF |
Battles: | Second World War |
Awards: | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order |
Air Commodore Peter Langloh Donkin, (19 June 1913 – 12 July 2000) was a New Zealand reconnaissance pilot with the Royal Air Force (RAF). He is thought to be the first western serviceman to be attacked by the Germans in the Second World War.[1]
In February 1938, he was a flight lieutenant and a flight commander of No. 16 Squadron RAF.[2]
Citation for Distinguished Service Order, 22 February 1944: