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Walter Hunt Longton DFC & Two Bars, AFC (10 September 1892 – 6 June 1927) was an English flying ace of the First World War, credited with 11 confirmed aerial victories. Most unusually for a British or Commonwealth ace, all his victories resulted in the destruction of his foe. Postwar, he became very involved in air racing, aviation exhibitions, and various competitive air events while continuing his military aviation career. ==First World War== On 29 April 1916, Private Longton was commissioned a temporary second lieutenant in Royal Flying Corps.〔(''Supplement to the London Gazette,'' 10 May 1916) http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29575/supplements/4649 Retrieved 11 April 2011.〕 On 12 July 1916, he was appointed a Flying Officer in the RFC; such appointments customarily were made at the end of pilot's training.〔(''The London Gazette,'' 8 August 1916) http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29698/pages/7788 Retrieved 11 April 2011.〕 By mid-1918, he was posted to 85 Squadron as a Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a pilot. On 3 June 1918, he was awarded the Air Force Cross by King George V〔(Birthday Honours for the R.A.F. ). ''Flight'': 6 June 1918, p. 608. Retrieved 8 April 2011.〕 He would not score his first aerial victory until 7 July 1918, when he destroyed a German Fokker D.VII fighter plane over Doulieu. He destroyed three more enemy planes in July—a Hannover two-seater reconnaissance craft on the 10th, an Albatros two-seater on the 14th, and a Pfalz D.III on the 24th.〔http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/england/longton.php Retrieved 17 April 2011.〕 On 5 August, he became an ace, shooting down an Albatros reconnaisace aircraft in flames. His next success, on 22 August 1918, not only gained him another victory, but was cited as a major reason for his receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross:〔http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/england/longton.php Retrieved 17 April 2011.〕 Longton would next score on 8 October, when he destroyed an observation balloon south of Busigny. His dearth of victories in September is at least partially explained by the citation for a bar to his D.F.C. :〔http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/england/longton.php Retrieved 17 April 2011.〕 Longton would finish October with a rush of victories. On the 14th, he destroyed a Fokker D.VII over Wassigny. On the 29th, he destroyed another Fokker D.VII at 1430 hours; half an hour later, he teamed with Thomas M. Harries and H. V. Evans to destroy an enemy reconnaissance two-seater, scoring a win for each flier. The following day, Longton destroyed a Fokker D.VII over Marville.〔http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/england/longton.php Retrieved 17 April 2011.〕 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「Walter H. Longton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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