Robert Kirby Kirkman
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Captain Robert Kirby Kirkman (born 1891, died 1938) was a World War I flying ace
credited with eight aerial victories. Kirkman and his observer were captured in action after being shot down on 23 March 1918 by German ace Karl Gallwitz
Kirkman died in Finchley
, London on 18 June 1938.
Flying ace
A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down several enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The actual number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an "ace" has varied, but is usually considered to be five or more...
credited with eight aerial victories. Kirkman and his observer were captured in action after being shot down on 23 March 1918 by German ace Karl Gallwitz
Karl Gallwitz
Leutnant Karl Gallwitz was a World War I flying ace credited with ten aerial victories.Gallwitz originally flew a Roland D.III for artillery cooperation units on the Russian Front, shooting down two observation balloons with FA 37, before a brief assignment to Jasta 29. On 24 August 1917, he joined...
Kirkman died in Finchley
Finchley
Finchley is a district in Barnet in north London, England. Finchley is on high ground, about north of Charing Cross. It formed an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex, becoming a municipal borough in 1933, and has formed part of Greater London since 1965...
, London on 18 June 1938.