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| Name: |
Alan Douglas Light |
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| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
11, 48 |
| Victories: |
8 |
| Born: |
31 July 1891 |
| Place of Birth: |
Finchley, Middlesex |
| Died: |
March 1987 |
| Place of Death: |
Chichester, Sussex |
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Light joined the army in March 1915. From the 14th Trench Mortar Battery, he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in April 1917. Posted to 48 Squadron, he scored 8 victories flying the Bristol F.2b as an observer. Injured twice in crashes, he later became an airship pilot, serving in that capacity until the end of the war. In latter years, he planted rubber in Malaysia and served with the Royal Air Force during World War II. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
07 Jul 1917 |
0550 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7129) 1 |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
S of Vitry |
| 2 |
13 Jul 1917 |
0940 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7115) 2 |
Albatros D.III (DES) |
Snaeskerke-Slype |
| 3 |
21 Aug 1917 |
1940 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7213) 3 |
Albatros D.V (DESF) |
W of Westende |
| 4 |
22 Aug 1917 |
0900 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7213) 3 |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
SW of Ostende |
| 5 |
22 Aug 1917 |
0915 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7213) 3 |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
Slype-Westende |
| 6 |
02 Sep 1917 |
0930 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7170) 4 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) 5 |
E of Dixmude |
| 7 |
02 Sep 1917 |
0935 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7170) 4 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
SE of Dixmude |
| 8 |
09 Sep 1917 |
1615 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7216) 1 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Middlekerke-Slype |
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| 1 |
Pilot Capt John Milne |
| 2 |
Pilot Lt Owen Scholte |
| 3 |
Pilot Lt Robert Coath |
| 4 |
Pilot Lt Keith Park |
| 5 |
Shared with 2/Lt Ralph Curtis & 2/Lt Desmond Uniacke |
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