Irving Farmer Kennedy

Irving Farmer Kennedy (February 4, 1922 - ) was a Canadian fighter pilot in the RCAF during World War II. He was one of Canada’s highest scoring aces of the war.

Born in Cumberland, Ontario in 1922 to Eva Farmer and Robert James Kennedy (a veteran of WWI, injured in 1917 at Vimy Ridge), he grew up a strait-laced young man who believed it was his duty to serve.

After flight training in Dauphin, Manitoba in 1941 he flew the Westland Whirlwind until transferring to RCAF Spitfire squadron No. 421. He then shipped out to Malta, where he became an ace, with twelve official victories.

Kennedy’s brothers, Bob and Carlton, also served. Carleton died when his Halifax Mk III bomber crashed.

As of 2004 Kennedy is retired from family medicine, which he practiced for 35 years after the war, and living in Cumberland.

Decorations and Medals

*DFC and Bar
* awarded French Legion of Honour in 2004

ource

Ralph, Wayne (2005). "Aces, warriors and wingman: the firsthand accounts of Canada's fighter pilots in the Second World War". John Wiley & Sons Canada Ltd.. ISBN 0-470-83590-7.