Nigel Manfred Park, DFM (6 March 1921 – 25 October 1942) was a New Zealand fighter pilot and flying ace of the Second World War.

After receiving flight training in New Zealand and then Canada he was sent to the United Kingdom to serve with the Royal Air Force.

[2] Park joined the Royal New Zealand Air Force in May 1941, doing his initial training at Wereroa Station near Levin.

122 Squadron, which was based at Hornchurch, making a number of offensive sorties across the English Channel to northern France from April to May 1942.

[2] He travelled to Malta aboard the aircraft carrier HMS Eagle, which was transporting 32 Spitfires to the island in Operation Pinpoint.

[7] Park's aircraft was damaged in an encounter on 10 October with a group of enemy fighters; despite his cannons having jammed, he was able to evade them and land back at the squadron's base at Takali.

[10] Park was subject to an incident of friendly fire the next day when, while engaging some bomb-equipped Bf 109s, he was attacked by Spitfires, fortunately without damage.

[13] Having just been promoted to pilot officer, he failed to return from a sortie, his 65th, attempting to intercept an incoming bombing raid on 25 October.

[1][17] Following a recommendation by Rolls, Park was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM); this was announced in The London Gazette on 3 April 1945 but with effect from the day before his presumed death.

[18][19] The citation for his DFM read: Since July, 1942, Sergeant (later Pilot Officer) Park has destroyed at least 8 enemy aircraft.

Sergeant Park showed great enthusiasm to press home his attack whatever dangers had to be faced.