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Andrew William "Nicky" Barr OBE, MC, DFC & Bar (10 December 1915 – 12 June 2006) was a member of the Australian national rugby union team and a fighter ace with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during World War II. He was credited with twelve aerial victories, all scored flying the Curtiss P-40. Born in New Zealand, Barr was raised in Victoria, and first represented the state in rugby in 1936. Selected to play for Australia against the United Kingdom in 1939, he had just arrived in England when the tour was cancelled following the outbreak of war. He joined the RAAF in 1940, and was posted to North Africa with No. 3 Squadron in September 1941. His achievements as a combat pilot saw him awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar. Shortly after taking command of his unit in May 1942, he was shot down and captured by Axis forces, and incarcerated in Italy. He eventually escaped and assisted other Allied fugitives to safety, earning the Military Cross for his efforts. After the war he was involved in the oilseed industry, for which he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1983. He died in 2006, aged ninety.