Peter MacDougall
Peter Aitken MacDougall | |
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Nickname(s) | Pat |
Born | Hongkong and Shanghai Bank | 11 August 1898
Lieutenant Peter Aitken MacDougall (or McDougal) MC (11 August 1898 – 18 August 1955) was a Scottish World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories.[1]
Biography
MacDougall was born in
MacDougall was posted to
No. 24 Squadron was then re-equipped with S.E.5 fighters, and on 19 February 1918, MacDougall and Lieutenants Andrew Cowper, Ronald T. Mark, and Reuben Hammersley shared in the downing of a Rumpler C over Servais and a DFW C over Bernot. Two days later, on 21 February, he drove down an Albatros D.V south of Honnecourt, and on the 26th he destroyed a Fokker Dr.I east of Laon. On 6 March he drove down another D.V east of St. Quentin, and destroyed a Type C reconnaissance aircraft south-east of St. Quentin on the 12th.[1] He was reported wounded in action for a second time at the end of March.[5]
MacDougall was awarded the
- Temporary Second Lieutenant Peter Aitken MacDougall, General List and Royal Flying Corps.
- "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He always showed great initiative and skill in attacking enemy aircraft, and drove down or destroyed several enemy machines. On one occasion while on patrol he encountered three enemy two-seater machines, and, though his engine was giving trouble, he attacked them single-handed and drove one of them down out of control, having shot the observer. On another occasion, after driving down an enemy machine, he attacked and silenced a battery of six guns which were firing on our machines. His example of pluck and determination was of the utmost value to the squadron."[6]
MacDougall was eventually transferred to the RAF's unemployed list on 29 April 1919.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Peter Aitken MacDougall". The Aerodrome. 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- ^ "No. 30170". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 July 1917. p. 6788.
- ^ "No. 30281". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 September 1917. p. 9444.
- ^ "The Roll of Honour: Wounded". Flight. IX (463): 1168. 8 November 1917. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- ^ "The Roll of Honour: Wounded". Flight. X (483): 337. 28 March 1918. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- ^ "No. 30681". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 May 1918. p. 5701.
- ^ "No. 31315". The London Gazette. 29 April 1919. p. 5347.