Roy Sydney Baker-Falkner DSO DSC RN (3 June 1916 – 18 July 1944) was a Canadian[1] Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm naval aviator and wing leader during the Second World War, who attained the rank of Lieutenant commander.
Falkner grew up on a farm in Brandon, Manitoba and later in Broadview, Saskatchewan where his father was secretary to the Canadian Great War Veterans Association.
During the late of that period he was a witness of aerial torpedoing exercises among a context of international situation worsening and effective sabotages perpetrated against the Fleet.
[7] After the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, Baker-Falkner remained in Malta with his squadron, serving onboard the fleet aircraft carrier HMS Glorious.
During the confusion of summer 1940 he and other Fleet Air Arm pilots were seconded[8] and rushed to reinforce RAF Fighter Command and Baker-Falkner took part in the Battle of Britain.