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Major Rothesay Nicholas Montagu Stuart Wortley (alias Rothesay Nicholas Montagu-Stuart-Wortley) (9 January 1892 – 29 December 1926) was a British World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories. Stuart Wortley was educated at Eton and Oxford, winning an Honours in History. In 1912 he joined the Hampshire Yeomanry, Territorial Force, being gazetted a Second Lieutenant on 25 March 1912. When war was declared, he served initially on an infantry brigade staff under his father, who was a brigadier general. From there, he was seconded to the Royal Flying Corps in early 1917. He was assigned to 22 Squadron as a flight commander and Bristol F.2 Fighter pilot. Between 6 September 1917 and 28 January 1918, he set an Albatros D.V aflame, destroyed two others, drove down two other enemy airplanes, and captured an Albatros D.III. He was then rotated back to England to 44 Home Defence Squadron. In September 1918, he was appointed to command 88 Squadron, back on the Western Front.〔Shores ''et.al.'' (1990), p.354.〕 Post war, he was a young adult aviation journalist until his death in the south of France from diabetes on 29 December 1926.〔〔 Along with Canada's top World War I ace, Colonel Billy Bishop, VC, he co-authored an adventure novel entitled ''"The Flying Squad."'' This book, illustrated by C. Heurlin, was part of a Young Modern Bookshelf series published by The Sun Dial Press Inc. copyright, 1927, George H. Doran Company: New York. ==Honors and awards== ;Military Cross (MC) "Capt. Rothesay Nicholas Montagu-Stuart-Wortley, Yeo., and R.F.C. :For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. On each of three occasions, when on offensive patrol, he has attacked and brought down in flames one enemy aeroplane, in addition to which he has sent down out of control three other hostile machines. He has displayed great courage and determination as a patrol leader." 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「Rothesay Stuart Wortley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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