Brian Patchett (born 1941) was a British corporal of the Intelligence Corps who defected to East Germany in July 1963.[1][2]

Patchett was an intercept operator at RAF Gatow in West Berlin, and as a consequence he had a comprehensive knowledge of the deployment of British signals units in West Germany.[1] Patchett took part in propaganda broadcasts following his defection, in which he condemned British espionage.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Nigel West (31 August 2012). Historical Dictionary of Signals Intelligence. Scarecrow Press. pp. 167–. ISBN 978-0-8108-7187-8.
  2. ↑ Matthias Heisig: "You Can't Miss Gatow" Die Geschichte eines Flugplatzes. Ed. by the Militärhistorisches Museum Flugplatz Berlin-Gatow, Berlin 2021, p. 96-100.
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