George Lingham

George Alexander Lingham
Nickname(s) Flossy Flier
Born (1898-11-30)30 November 1898
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died 22 July 1982(1982-07-22) (aged 83)
Putney, London, England
Allegiance  United Kingdom
 Australia
Service/branch Royal Flying Corps (1916–1918)
Royal Air Force (1918–1919)
Years of service 1914–1917
Rank Lieutenant
Unit No. 43 Squadron (1917–1918)
Battles/wars

World War I

Awards Distinguished Flying Cross

Lieutenant George Alexander Lingham DFC (30 November 1898 – 22 July 1982)[1] was a World War I flying ace credited with six confirmed aerial victories.[2]

Lingham joined the Royal Flying Corps in 1916. He joined 43 Squadron in late 1917. He scored his six victories between 9 March and 10 June 1918. His final tally was two enemy fighters destroyed, and four enemy planes driven down out of control. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.[3]

Lingham worked in civil aviation after the war. He was a director of the Heston Aircraft Company during the 1930s.[3] He died in a nursing home in Putney, England on 22 July 1982.[1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 The London Gazette, 20 August 1982. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  2. "George Lingham". The Aerodrome. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  3. 1 2 Above the Trenches: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915–1920. p. 240.

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