His last words as he spoke to his Spitfire colleagues were: "This is it cl.aps." His No. 2 revenged his wing-com-mander by attacking the machinegun post responsible, and scoring a direct hit. Finucane, who was only 21, was promoted to acting wing commander in a fighter wing a few weeks ago.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 168, 18 July 1942, Page 5
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51His last words as he spoke to his Spitfire colleagues were: "This is it cl.aps." His No. 2 revenged his wing-commander by attacking the machinegun post responsible, and scoring a direct hit. Finucane, who was only 21, was promoted to acting wing commander in a fighter wing a few weeks ago. Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 168, 18 July 1942, Page 5
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