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Squadron Leader Albert Gerald Lewis (Kimberley, 10 April 1918 - 14 December 1982) was a South African fighter ace during the Battle of Britain, who was featured in a Life magazine article about the Battle of Britain. Born in Kimberly, he attended Kimberley Boys' High School. ==Royal Air Force Service== He joined the Royal Air Force when he was 20. He flew with No. 616 Squadron at the outbreak of hostilities as a ferry pilot and then moved to No. 504 Squadron, flying Hurricanes. He then moved to No 85 Squadron in France in April 1940. On May 19 he shot down five enemy aircraft before he was himself shot down over Lille〔 At the end of April he married Betty Yvonne Coxon on the 29th at St. Paul's Church, Whiteshill, Stroud, where he would later farm. In June 1940 he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. On August 18, 1940 Lewis probably destroyed a Bf 110 and on the 31st a Bf 109〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Albert Gerald Lewis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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