Nigel Park

Nigel Manfred Park
Born	(1921-03-06)6 March 1921 Gisborne, New Zealand
Died	25 October 1942(1942-10-25) (aged 21)
Buried	No known grave
Allegiance	New Zealand
Service/branch	Royal New Zealand Air Force
Years of service	1941–1942 †
Rank	Pilot Officer
Unit	No. 126 Squadron No. 122 Squadron
Battles/wars	Second World War Channel Front Siege of Malta
Awards	Distinguished Flying Medal

Nigel Manfred Park, DFM (6 March 1921 – 25 October 1942) was a New Zealand fighter pilot and flying ace of the Second World War. He was credited with having shot down at least ten aircraft.

Born in Gisborne, Park enlisted in the Royal New Zealand Air Force in May 1941. After receiving flight training in New Zealand and then Canada he was sent to the United Kingdom to serve with the Royal Air Force. He briefly flew with No. 122 Squadron on the Channel Front before being sent as a reinforcement pilot to the island of Malta in July 1942. Posted to No. 126 Squadron, he had destroyed two enemy aircraft within two weeks of his arrival on Malta, and had further successes over the next few months. He went missing, presumed killed, on operations on 25 October. He was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal.