Frank Douglas Stevens (aviator)

Frank Douglas Stevens
Nickname Inky
Born 1892 or 1893
Kingston upon Thames, England
Died Unknown
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch Aviation
Rank Captain
Unit No. 20 Squadron RFC
Awards Order of the British Empire

Captain Frank Douglas Stevens was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.[1]

Stevens tallied five "driven down out of control" victories between 3 May and 16 August 1917. His observer/gunners in his Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2d included fellow ace Lieutenant William Cambray.[2]

Stevens became an Officer of the Order of the British Empire on 3 June 1919.[3]

Sources of information

  1. ^ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/england/stevens.php Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  2. ^ Above the Trenches: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915–1920. p. 352. 
  3. ^ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/england/stevens.php Retrieved 9 February 2010.

References

Above the Trenches: a Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915–1920. Christopher F. Shores, Norman L. R. Franks, Russell Guest. Grub Street, 1990. ISBN 0-948817-19-4, 9780948817199.