Roy Sydney Baker-Falkner

Lieutenant-Commander

Roy Sydney Baker-Falkner

DSO DSC
Lieutenant-Commander; Roy Sydney Baker-Falkner; DSO DSC
Born	3 June 1916; Nottingham, England
Died	18 July 1944 (aged 28); Norway, Scandinavia
Allegiance	Canada, United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Service years	1929–1944; 1939–1944
Rank	Lieutenant-Commander
Commands	8th Naval TBR Wing; 827 Naval Air Squadron; 812 Naval Air Squadron;
Conflicts	Second World War Battle of France; Battle of Britain; The Blitz; Channel Front; Arctic Convoys; Tirpitz;
Awards	Distinguished Service Order ; Distinguished Service Cross & Bar; Mentioned in Despatches

Roy Sydney Baker-Falkner DSO DSC (3 June 1916 – 18 July 1944) was a Canadian Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm naval aviator and wing leader during the Second World War, who attained the rank of Lieutenant commander. He was a veteran of the evacuation of Dunkirk, one of the few naval Battle of Britain pilots, was test pilot for the Admiralty, starred in a Ealing Studio Royal Navy film, and credited with crippling the German battleship Tirpitz as strike leader of over 100 aircraft.