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RAF Baron Michel "Mike" Donnet
Michel "Mike" Donnet is born at Richmond (UK) on April 1, 1917 . Military pilot at the Aéronautique Militaire Belge in 1939, he served at the 9/I, based at Bierset, when the Germans invaded Belgium. He evaded the country by air with Léon Divoy on a Stampe SV-4b on the night of 4/5 July 1941. On 24 July 1942 , Donnet is accepted by the RAF Volunteer Reserve and is affected at Heston. After conversion on Spitfire he went to 64 Sqn, that he commanded in 1943. On March 23, 1944, Mike was posted to command 350 Sqn. Leading the Sqn till 23 October 1944, he was awarded a DFC and promoted W/Cdr, to led the Hawkinge - Wing, and the Bentwaters-Wing in 1945. After the war, he was posted to the Ministry of Defense. He then led the HQ of the 83 Anglo-Belgian Group, he became commander of Air Defense Central Europe and then Commander of HQ of 2 TAF. He took presidency of the direction comity of the project NADGE and afterwards became Military Attaché at the Embassy in London. He was member of the Military comity of the NATO and finally he retired as Lt - General in 1975. Baron Michel Donnet is still living. He wrote several books.
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6/14/2004, 1:15 pm
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Re: RAF Baron Michel "Mike" Donnet
Keep them Flying Bro !!!!
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