Obituary: Don Blakeslee, American fighter pilot

The Telegraph has the obituary of Colonel Don Blakeslee who was a Second World War fighter pilot who served with the RCAF, the RAF and the USAAF.

His greatest asset was his outstanding ability as a leader in the air. One eminent aviation historian wrote: “He was everywhere in the battle, twisting and climbing, bellowing and blaspheming, warning and exhorting. His ability to keep things taped in a fight with 50 planes flying at 400mph was a source of wonder.” One of his pilots described Blakeslee as “George S Patton Jr in a P-51 Mustang”.