Lieutenant George Alexander Lingham (30 November 1898 – 22 July 1982)''The London Gazette'', 20 August 1982
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World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

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credited with six confirmed aerial victories.

Service in First World War

Lingham joined the

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in 1916. He joined No. 43 Squadron RFC in late 1917. He scored his six victories between 9 March and 10 June 1918. His final tally was two enemy fighters destroyed, and four enemy planes driven down out of control. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.

Later life

Lingham worked in civil aviation after the war. He was a director of the

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during the 1930s. He died in a nursing home in

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, England on 22 July 1982.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lingham, George 1898 births 1982 deaths Australian World War I flying aces Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)