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Squadron Leader Roland Anthony 'Tony' Lee Knight DFC (1917–1941) (his name sometimes hyphenated to Lee-Knight) was a British RAF flying ace of the Second World War with six "kills".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Aces High )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tony Lee-Knight )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Battle of Britain London Monument - F/Lt. R A L Knight )〕 ==Biography== Knight was born in 1917 in Fareham and educated at Bedford Modern School.〔ancestry.co.uk〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Roll of Honour - Bedfordshire - Bedford Modern School - World War 2 )〕 He joined the Royal Air Force in 1936〔() The London Gazette, 5 May 1936〕 and was commissioned as Pilot Officer on 17 February 1937.〔() The London Gazette, 23 February 1937〕 He was promoted to Flying Officer on 17 November 1938 and to Flight Lieutenant on 3 September 1940.〔() The London Gazette, 29 October 1940〕 Knight was awarded the DFC in 1941 with the following citation: ‘This officer has shown great personal courage and sound leadership in sweeps over enemy territory. By his dash and consistent courage Flight Lieutenant Knight has set an example to his flight. He has destroyed at least three enemy aircraft and damaged others’.〔() The London Gazette, 5 August 1941〕 On 21 August 1941 he was promoted to Squadron Leader and Commanding Officer of the newly formed No.403 (RCAF) Squadron, Hornchurch.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=World War 2 Awards.com - KNIGHT, Roland Anthony Lee )〕 Shortly thereafter he was shot down on active service over Dunkirk, France on 27 September 1941.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sq Ldr Roland Anthony Lee Knight ( - 1941) - Find A Grave Photos )〕 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「Roland Lee Knight」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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