Hazel Wallace
Hazel Wallace | |
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Birth name | Hazel LeRoy Wallace |
Born | 13 November 1897 Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada |
Died | 22 March 1976 | (aged 78)
Allegiance | England |
Service/ | Royal Naval Air Service Royal Air Force |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | No. 9 Squadron RNAS, /No. 1 Squadron RNAS/No. 201 Squadron RAF, No. 3 Squadron RAF |
Awards | Distinguished Flying Cross |
Captain Hazel LeRoy Wallace DFC (13 November 1897 – 22 March 1976) was a Canadian First World War flying ace, officially credited with 14 victories. His record shows him to have been a notable team player in squadron tactics.[1][2]
Wallace originally served with 9 Squadron
His next triumph on the morning of 15 May was more of the same, as Wallace, Findlay, Kinkead, Brading,
He then transferred to 3 Squadron as the
Text of citations
Lieut. (T./Capt.) Hazel Le Roy Wallace.
A gallant and most capable leader, who in many engagements has displayed marked ability and courage, notably in a recent attack on an aerodrome when he led his flight against the group of hangars allotted to him at an altitude of between 100 and 200 feet. By direct hits he destroyed three enemy aeroplanes and set fire to a hangar by machine-gun fire. In addition to above this officer has destroyed four aeroplanes and driven three down out of control.[3]
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 978-0-948817-19-9.
Websites
- "WWI Aces of Canada". www.theaerodrome.com. Retrieved 14 June 2008.
Notes
- ^ a b c d "Hazel LeRoy Wallace". www.theaerodrome.com. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
- ^ a b c d Above the Trenches: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-1920. p. 374.
- ^ "No. 30989". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 November 1918. p. 12975.