Dauphin’s Lieutenant Colonel William Barker is having a UK plane named after him.
The new Patrol aircraft will be known as the William Barker VC, in honour of the late Royal Canadian Air Force pilot.
Barker received the Victoria Cross in 1918, and has been commemorated by the Government of Canada as an “Individual of National Significance” as one of Canada’s most renowned and decorated servicemen of any armed conflict.
Barker flew over 900 combat hours between 1916 and 1918, and is credited with 50 victories over enemy aircraft.
