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| individual name = Spitfire Pilot
| image          = SpitfireP.jpg
| image          = [[File:SpitfireP.jpg|300 px]]
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| alias          = Danny Boy
| species = Human
| race            = Human
| origin     = [[Earth]]
| home planet     = [[Earth]]
| job = Pilot
| home era        = [[20th century]]
| first = Victory of the Daleks (TV story)
| appearances    = [[DW]]:''[[Victory of the Daleks]]''
| appearances    = [[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]''
| actor          = [[Mark Gatiss]]
| actor          = Mark Gatiss
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'''"Danny Boy"''' was the [[call sign]] of a [[Spitfire]] [[pilot]] who fought in [[World War II]].


:''Danny Boy to the Doctor. Only me left now. Anthything you can do? Over.'' - "Danny Boy" when attacking the Dalek ship
== Biography ==
"Danny Boy" once helped the [[Eleventh Doctor]] to attack a [[Dalek saucer]]. His primary mission was to disable the device on the ship that was artificially illuminating [[London]] during a night of the [[London Blitz]]. His [[Edwin Bracewell|Bracewell]]-modified Spitfire, which had a [[gravity bubble]] around it for space travel, also carried laser guns able to damage Dalek technology.


The '''Spitfire Pilot''' was a character in the [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|Series 5]] episode [[DW]]:''[[Victory of the Daleks]]''. He piloted a modified Spitfire, which had a gravitational bubble around it for space travel, and had laser guns able to damage Dalek technology.
"Danny Boy" led two other Spitfires, [[Jubilee (Victory of the Daleks)|Jubilee]] and [[Flintlock]], in the attack on the Dalek ship. Both of them were destroyed, their pilots killed, in the assault. "Danny Boy" destroyed the dish emitting the pulse, in large part due to the Doctor's disabling the ship's shields. After he had completed his primary mission, the Doctor ordered him to destroy the Dalek ship. However, the Doctor countermanded these orders when the [[Supreme Dalek (Victory of the Daleks)|Supreme Dalek]] threatened to destroy the [[Earth]] with an [[Oblivion Continuum]]. "Danny Boy" then returned to Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[Victory of the Daleks (TV story)|Victory of the Daleks]]'')


He led two other Spitfires in an attack on the Dalek ship which was transmitting an energy pulse leaving London open to German attack. After his teammates were killed in the assault, he managed to destroy the dish emitting the pulse (whose shield the Doctor managed to temporarily disrupt). The Doctor ordered him to proceed to destroy the Dalek ship, but he withdrew on later orders when the Daleks threatened to destroy the Earth.
"Danny Boy" was later summoned by the Doctor to help him rescue [[Amy Pond]] and [[River Song#Birth|her baby]]. "Danny Boy" was part of a squad of two Spitfires which destroyed [[Demons Run]]'s communications array. After his objective was completed, "Danny Boy" and his comrade were returned to their own time. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'')


==Behind the Scenes==
== Behind the scenes ==
Mark Gatiss was not credited for this role. His appearance in ''Victory of the Daleks'' made him the first person to both write and portray a named character in the same episode of ''Doctor Who''.


*The pilot was played by [[Mark Gatiss]]{{fact}}, who also played Professor [[Richard Lazarus]] in the [[Series 3 (Doctor Who)| Series 3]] episode [[DW]]:''[[The Lazarus Experiment]]''.
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Latest revision as of 19:18, 3 November 2024

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"Danny Boy" was the call sign of a Spitfire pilot who fought in World War II.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

"Danny Boy" once helped the Eleventh Doctor to attack a Dalek saucer. His primary mission was to disable the device on the ship that was artificially illuminating London during a night of the London Blitz. His Bracewell-modified Spitfire, which had a gravity bubble around it for space travel, also carried laser guns able to damage Dalek technology.

"Danny Boy" led two other Spitfires, Jubilee and Flintlock, in the attack on the Dalek ship. Both of them were destroyed, their pilots killed, in the assault. "Danny Boy" destroyed the dish emitting the pulse, in large part due to the Doctor's disabling the ship's shields. After he had completed his primary mission, the Doctor ordered him to destroy the Dalek ship. However, the Doctor countermanded these orders when the Supreme Dalek threatened to destroy the Earth with an Oblivion Continuum. "Danny Boy" then returned to Earth. (TV: Victory of the Daleks)

"Danny Boy" was later summoned by the Doctor to help him rescue Amy Pond and her baby. "Danny Boy" was part of a squad of two Spitfires which destroyed Demons Run's communications array. After his objective was completed, "Danny Boy" and his comrade were returned to their own time. (TV: A Good Man Goes to War)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Mark Gatiss was not credited for this role. His appearance in Victory of the Daleks made him the first person to both write and portray a named character in the same episode of Doctor Who.

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