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Andrew William "Nicky" Barr, OBE, MC, DFC & Bar (10 December 1915 – 12 June 2006) was a member of the Australian national rugby union team, who became a fighter ace in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during World War II. He was credited with 12 aerial victories, all scored flying the Curtiss P-40 fighter. Born in New Zealand, Barr was raised in Victoria and first represented the state in rugby in 1936. Selected to play for Australia in the United Kingdom in 1939, he had just arrived in England when the tour was cancelled following the outbreak of war. He joined the RAAF in 1940 and was posted to North Africa with No. 3 Squadron in September 1941. The squadron's highest-scoring ace, he attained his first three victories in the P-40 Tomahawk and the remainder in the P-40 Kittyhawk.

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  • نيكي بار (ar)
  • Nicky Barr (es)
  • Nicky Barr (fr)
  • Nicky Barr (en)
  • Nicky Barr (pt)
  • Nicky Barr (sv)
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  • نيكي بار (بالإنجليزية: Nicky Barr)‏ هو لاعب اتحاد الرغبي وطيار أسترالي، ولد في 10 ديسمبر 1915 في ويلينغتون في نيوزيلندا، وتوفي في 12 يونيو 2006 في غولد كوست في أستراليا. (ar)
  • Andrew William "Nicky" Barr (10 de Dezembro de 1915 – 12 de Junho de 2006) foi um jogador de rugby e ás da aviação na Real Força Aérea Australiana durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. Abateu 12 aviões inimigos, todos enquanto pilotava um Curtis P-40. (pt)
  • Andrew William "Nicky" Barr (10 de diciembre de 1915 – 12 de junio de 2006) era un miembro del equipo de la Unión de Rugbi Nacional Australiana, quién venia de ser un as en la Fuerza Real del Aire australiana (RAAF) durante Segunda Guerra Mundial. Andrew se retiró con 12 victorias aéreas, todas sus victorias fueron volando un Curtiss P-40. Nacido en Nueva Zelanda, Andrew se erradicó en Victoria y primero representó el estado de Victoria en Rugby en 1936. Fue seleccionado para jugar por Australia en el Reino Unido en 1939, arribó a Inglaterra cuándo la visita fue cancelada tras el estallido de guerra. Se unió al RAAF en 1940 y se apostó en África Del norte con el tercer Escuadrón en septiembre de 1941. El escuadrón era el más puntuado, logró sus primeras tres victorias en el P-40D Tomahawk (es)
  • Andrew William Barr dit Nicky Barr, né le 10 décembre 1915 à Wellington et mort le 12 juin 2006 à Gold Coast, est un as de l'aviation et un joueur de rugby à XV évoluant au poste de talonneur et militaire australien. Sélectionné dans l'équipe d'Australie de rugby à XV pour une tournée au Royaume-Uni, cette dernière est annulée à la suite du début de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Engagé, il devient un as dans la Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Il a été crédité de douze victoires aériennes, toutes sur Curtiss P-40 Warhawk. (fr)
  • Andrew William "Nicky" Barr, OBE, MC, DFC & Bar (10 December 1915 – 12 June 2006) was a member of the Australian national rugby union team, who became a fighter ace in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during World War II. He was credited with 12 aerial victories, all scored flying the Curtiss P-40 fighter. Born in New Zealand, Barr was raised in Victoria and first represented the state in rugby in 1936. Selected to play for Australia in the United Kingdom in 1939, he had just arrived in England when the tour was cancelled following the outbreak of war. He joined the RAAF in 1940 and was posted to North Africa with No. 3 Squadron in September 1941. The squadron's highest-scoring ace, he attained his first three victories in the P-40 Tomahawk and the remainder in the P-40 Kittyhawk. (en)
  • Andrew William "Nicky" Barr, född 10 december 1915 i Wellington, Nya Zeeland, död 12 juni 2006 i Gold Coast, Australien, var en medlem av det australiska landslaget i rugby union och blev ett flygaräss i australiska flygvapnet (RAAF) under andra världskriget. Han krediterades med tolv luftsegrar, alla med en Curtiss P-40-jaktflygplan. (sv)
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  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/UK1197Barr1944.jpg
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  • Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia (en)
birth place
  • Wellington, New Zealand (en)
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