De Peyster Douw Brown DFC (December 1915 – 3 August 1991) was an American fighter pilot who volunteered to fly for the Royal Canadian Air Force in World War II.
He was one of 11 American[1] pilots who flew with Fighter Command between 10 July and 31 October 1940, thereby qualifying for the Battle of Britain clasp to the 1939–45 campaign star.
On 5 October he was badly shot up in combat with Messerschmitt Bf 109s but nevertheless pursued one into cloud, being later credited with a 'damaged'.
[5] Brown transferred to the United States Army Air Forces on 25 May 1942.
[6] Brown died in a hospital in Santa Maria, California[7] in August 1991.