John Lightfoot Trollope

Captain John Lightfoot Trollope, MC & Bar, (Wallington, 30 May 1897 - Hove, 21 October 1958) was a British First World War flying ace, who was the first British pilot to shoot down 7 enemy aircraft in one day, on 24 March 1918.^[1] Four days later, he claimed his last 3 kills of the war (bringing his total to 18), before being shot down by German ace Paul Billik. Badly wounded, he was captured by the Germans, but repatriated in June 1918.^[2] While in German captivity, his left hand and wrist were amputated as part of the treatment for his wounds.^[3] After repatriation, further surgery removed his left arm to the shoulder.^[4]

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References

^ O'Connor, M. “Airfields & Airmen – Ypres”. Leo Cooper, 2001. p.102. ISBN 0-85052 753-8
^ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/england/trollope.php Retrieved 10 June 2011.
^ (Flight, 25 July 1918) http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1918/1918%20-%200841.html Retrieved 10 June 2011.
^ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/england/trollope.php Retrieved 10 June 2011.

Aviation in World War I

People and aircraft	Commanders · Aces · Aircraft of the Entente Powers · Aircraft of the Central Powers · Zeppelins

Campaigns and battles	Strategic bombing (German, Cuxhaven) · Bombing of cities · Fokker Scourge · Flight over Vienna · Bloody April · Battles

Entente Powers air services	Australian Flying Corps · British air services (Royal Flying Corps, Royal Naval Air Service, Royal Air Force) · French Air Service · Imperial Russian Air Force · Italian Military Air Corps · United States Army Air Service · Greek air services (Army Air Service, Naval Air Service)

Central Powers air services	German air services (Army Air Service, Navy Air Service) · Austro-Hungarian Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops · Ottoman Air Force · Bulgarian Army Aeroplane Section

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Name	Trollope, John
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Date of birth	30 May 1897
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Date of death	21 October 1958
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