Norman Craig Millman
| Norman Craig Millman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 March 1890 |
| Died | 27 July 1981 |
| Allegiance | George V of the British Empire |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | No. 48 Squadron RAF |
| Awards | Military Cross, Air Force Cross |
Captain Norman Craig Millman was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories.[1][2]
He joined the Royal Flying Corps in May 1916.[3] He began his pilot's career as an instructor and test pilot.[4] He was posted to 48 Squadron to fly a Bristol F.2 Fighter on 20 August 1917. He became a flight commander,[5] then rose to command the unit. While there, he drove six enemy planes down out of control between 11 November 1917 and 8 March 1918.[6] He left the squadron in May 1918,[7] and became an instructor back in England.[8]
Sources of information
- ↑ Above the Trenches: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-1920. p. 281.
- ↑ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/canada/millman.php Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ↑ Above the Trenches: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-1920. p. 281.
- ↑ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/canada/millman.php Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ↑ Above the Trenches: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-1920. p. 281.
- ↑ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/canada/millman.php Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ↑ Above the Trenches: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-1920. p. 281.
- ↑ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/canada/millman.php Retrieved 18 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, ISBN 978-0-948817-19-9.