Alan Peart standing beside his Spitfire Mk.VIII, No 81 Squadron, Ceylon, circa 1944
Born
(1922-07-25)25 July 1922 Nelson, New Zealand
Died
5 September 2018(2018-09-05) (aged 96) Hamilton, New Zealand
Allegiance
New Zealand
Service/branch
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Years of service
1941–1945
Rank
Flight lieutenant
Unit
No. 610 Squadron No. 81 Squadron
Battles/wars
Second World War
Channel Front
North African Campaign
Invasion of Sicily
Burma Campaign
Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross
Alan McGregor Peart, DFC (25 July 1922 – 5 September 2018) was a New Zealand fighter pilot and flying ace of the Second World War. He served in Europe with No. 610 Squadron, and with No. 81 Squadron in North Africa, Malta, Sicily, Italy and the Far East. He is credited with the destruction of six enemy aircraft, plus a share in another aircraft destroyed. He is also notable for having shot down aircraft from all three main Axis powers—Germany, Italy and Japan.
Alan McGregor Peart, DFC (25 July 1922 – 5 September 2018) was a New Zealand fighter pilot and flying ace of the Second World War. He served in Europe...
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family, Alicellidae, first described in 2020 by Johanna Weston, Rachael Peart, and Alan Jamieson, which consists of the species Civifractura serendipia. The...
verse is omitted. Geddy Lee – lead vocals, bass Alex Lifeson – guitar Neil Peart – drums, percussion The song was covered in French by Johnny Hallyday. His...
the project to work with Simple Minds. Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee, and Neil Peart referred to Lillywhite as a man not of his word for not following through...
and original songs made with the sampled grooves of drummers like Neil Peart (Rush), Terry Bozzio (UK), Bill Bruford (King Crimson), Jerry Marotta (Peter...
were dropped in January 2023. Carey's drumming influences include Neil Peart, Billy Cobham, Buddy Rich, Bill Bruford, Lenny White, Tony Williams, John...
Neil Peart of Rush used them as part of his basic drum kit for several years, featuring them in the introduction to the instrumental "YYZ", and Alan White...
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career with local bands Nadir and Geisha. His main influences include Neil Peart, Brian Downey,Ian Paice , Steve Smith and Buddy Rich. Having moved to Copenhagen...
www.theworldnews.net. Retrieved 29 September 2022. "Civifractura Weston, Peart & Jamieson, 2020". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 16 September 2022. "the UWA Profiles...
to play the drums by listening to Rush and punk rock. Rush drummer Neil Peart was an early influence: "When I got 2112 when I was eight years old, it...
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(Registration required). The Guardian. p. 28. Mackinnon, Eric (3 October 2014). "Peart named most influential prog drummer". Louder. Retrieved 21 August 2015....
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Perkins of Jane's Addiction; Jim Gordon of Derek and the Dominos; Neil Peart of Rush; Alex Van Halen of Van Halen; and John Bonham from Led Zeppelin...
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