Английская Википедия:Harold Day (Royal Navy officer)
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox military person Flight Sub-Lieutenant Harold Day Шаблон:Post-nominals (17 April 1897 – 5 February 1918) was a Welsh World War I flying ace credited with 11 confirmed aerial victories.[1]
World War I
Day was the son of William John and Elizabeth Day, of Wernddu, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire.[2] He joined the RNAS as a probationary temporary flight officer, and was commissioned as a temporary flight sub-lieutenant on 30 June 1917.[3]
He first served in No. 10 Naval Squadron, flying a Sopwith Triplane. He scored his first aerial victory with them, sending an Albatros D.V down out of control on 12 August 1917. He was then posted to No. 8 Naval Squadron and flew the Sopwith Camel for his remaining ten victories. During December 1917, he teamed with Guy William Price to drive down DFW two-seater reconnaissance aircraft on three different days. Fighting solo, Day destroyed one enemy aircraft and drove down three others during January 1918. On 2 February 1918, he joined Robert J. O. Compston and three other RNAS pilots in destroying a German reconnaissance aircraft, and in driving down an Albatros D.V later in the day. On 5 February, he joined three other RNAS pilots in destroying a reconnaissance machine; that brought his total to one enemy aircraft destroyed solo, two more shared, and eight driven down out of control. He then dived on another German aircraft.[1] Day's Camel came to pieces during the dive, plummeting him to his death.[4] Günther Schuster of Jasta 29 was credited with the victory.[1]
Day was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, which was gazetted on 22 February 1918.
He is buried at St. Mary's ADS (Advanced Dressing Station) Cemetery, Haisnes, France.[2]
Honours and awards
- Distinguished Service Cross
- Flt. Sub-Lieut. Harold Day, R.N.A.S.
- In recognition of the skill and determination shown by him in aerial combats, in the course of which he has done much to stop enemy artillery machines from working. On 6 January 1918, he observed a new type enemy aeroplane. He immediately dived to attack, and after a short combat the enemy machine went down very steeply, and was seen to crash. On several other occasions he has brought down enemy machines out of control.[5]
References
- Notes
- Bibliography
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- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:London Gazette
- ↑ Franks (2003), p.23.
- ↑ Шаблон:London Gazette
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