Robert McLaughlin (aviator)
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Lieutenant Robert McLaughlin was a World War I flying ace
credited with six aerial victories.
McLaughlin destroyed two Albatros D.V
s and chased another down out of control during May 1918; he cooperated in one of the destructions with fellow aces Hazel LeRoy Wallace, Reginald Brading
, James Henry Forman
, Charles Dawson Booker
, Maxwell Findlay
, Samuel Kinkead
, and a couple of other pilots. On 8 August, he was shot down in flames; slightly singed, he flew another combat patrol that very afternoon by his own request. On 12 August, he teamed up with Ronald Sykes
and another pilot to destroy a pair of Fokker D.VII
s. Then on 16 September 1918, he drove down a D.VII out of control.
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 six aerial victories.
McLaughlin destroyed two Albatros D.V
Albatros D.V
|-See also:-Bibliography:*Bennett, Leon. Gunning for the Red Baron. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 2006. ISBN 1-58544-507-X....
s and chased another down out of control during May 1918; he cooperated in one of the destructions with fellow aces Hazel LeRoy Wallace, Reginald Brading
Reginald Brading
Captain Reginald Carey Brenton Brading was a World War I flying ace credited with thirteen confirmed aerial victories....
, James Henry Forman
James Henry Forman
James Henry Forman was born in Kirkfield, Ontario, Canada on 1 February 1896. When he enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 29 June 1916, he gave his profession as minister and listed his mother Mary as his next of kin. He had three months prior military experience. He was six feet tall,...
, Charles Dawson Booker
Charles Dawson Booker
Major Charles Dawson Booker DSC was a World War I fighter ace credited with 29 victories. He was promoted to high rank while relatively young as a result of his gallantry and unswerving dedication to his country.-Early life:Charles Dawson Booker was born to Joseph Dawson and Rachel C...
, Maxwell Findlay
Maxwell Findlay
Captain Maxwell Hutcheon Findlay DSC, DFC was a World War I flying ace credited with 14 aerial victories. He remained in the RAF postwar for a couple of years before going on to a civilian aviation career that ended with his death in the Johannesburg Air Race of 1936.-World War I:Findlay was a...
, Samuel Kinkead
Samuel Kinkead
Samuel Marcus Kinkead DSO, DSC & Bar, DFC & Bar was a South African fighter ace Captain with 33 victories during World War I. He went on to serve in southern Russia and the Middle East postwar.-Early life:...
, and a couple of other pilots. On 8 August, he was shot down in flames; slightly singed, he flew another combat patrol that very afternoon by his own request. On 12 August, he teamed up with Ronald Sykes
Ronald Sykes
Captain Ronald Sykes was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories.-World War I service:Sykes joined the Royal Naval Air Service in April 1917. In September, he joined 9 Naval Squadron to fly a Sopwith Camel in Roy Brown's flight. On the 20th, he shot down an Albatros D.III out of...
and another pilot to destroy a pair of Fokker D.VII
Fokker D.VII
The Fokker D.VII was a German World War I fighter aircraft designed by Reinhold Platz of the Fokker-Flugzeugwerke. Germany produced around 3,300 D.VII aircraft in the summer and autumn of 1918. In service, the D.VII quickly proved itself to be a formidable aircraft...
s. Then on 16 September 1918, he drove down a D.VII out of control.