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William Melville Alexander : ウィキペディア英語版 | William Melville Alexander
William Melville Alexander DSC (8 November 1897 – 4 October 1988) was a Canadian First World War flying ace, officially credited with 22 victories.〔http://www.theaerodrome.com〕 ==Involvement in World War I== Alexander joined the RNAS in 1916 and served with 3 Wing in France from early 1917, flying Sopwith 1½ Strutter aircraft. When 3 Wing disbanded in April 1917, Alexander was posted to the newly formed 10(N) Squadron, which was flying Sopwith Triplane aircraft. Alexander was in the notable Canadian Ace Raymond Collishaw's 'Black Flight'.〔Shores, C., Franks, N., Guest, R. ''Above the Trenches''. Grub Street, 1990. p.50 ISBN 0-948817-19-4〕 The unit converted to Sopwith Camels, in which Alexander continued to achieve successes in actions against enemy aircraft, becoming a flight commander. He completed four hundred and sixty-five hours of war-time flying and returned to Home Establishment in May 1918.〔Shores, C. etc p.50〕 His war time tally consisted of 5 aircraft destroyed, and 17 'out of control' victories, one of which was shared with other pilots.〔Above the Trenches, Shores 1990, page 50〕
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