Gordon Fox Rule
For the American football player, see Gordon Rule.
| Gordon Fox Rule | |
|---|---|
| Born |
16 August 1898 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Died |
10 June 1987 (aged 88) São Paulo, Brazil |
| Allegiance | England |
| Service/branch |
Royal Flying Corps Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1917–1921 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | No. 49 Squadron RAF |
| Awards | Distinguished Flying Cross, French Croix de guerre |
Captain Gordon Fox Rule DFC (1898-1987) was a First World War flying ace credited with seven aerial victories.[1] For his exploits, Captain Fox Rule was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Rule was born in Brazil to a Brazilian father and an English mother and he was educated in England, he was at Gonville House, Eastbourne College from 1914 to 1915. He joined the Royal Flying Corps in January 1917 (which became the Royal Air Force in April 1918).
Rule resigned from the Royal Air Force in 1921 and died in Brazil in 1987.
Honours and awards
- 21 September 1918 - Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) Gordon Fox-Rule is awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in recognition of gallantry in flying operations against the enemy:
Whilst on a bombing raid this officer dived to 100 feet and obtained a direct hit on a bridge, completely destroying it. Seeing a body of the enemy on the bank of the river he attacked them, causing them to disperse in disorder. He was then attacked by five biplanes; these he drove off, though his observer had been hit twice, and he landed safely at a French aerodrome. In all, he has taken part in thirty bomb raids and ten photographic reconnaissances, invariably displaying a marked offensive spirit.—London Gazette [2]
References
- ↑ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/england/fox_rule.php
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30913. p. 11251. 20 September 1918. Retrieved 7 November 2013.