Died Unknown Name Alfred Mills Unit No. 20 Squadron RAF | Rank Lieutenant Allegiance United Kingdom | |
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Born 26 June 1899
Belfast, Ireland ( 1899-06-26 ) Service/branch British Army
Royal Air Force Awards Distinguished Flying Cross | ||
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Lieutenant Alfred Stanley Mills (born 26 June 1899 – date of death unknown) was a World War I flying ace credited with 15 aerial victories.
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Mills graduated from Campbell College, Belfast before joining the service. After being assigned to No. 20 Squadron RAF as an observer gunner, he won his first dogfight by setting afire a Fokker Dr.I on 9 May 1918. By the end of May, he had eight wins to his credit. On 2 July he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. He tallied only a single kill in July, on the 24th. His last six victories came in September 1918. In summary, only three of his victories were the "soft" out of control sort, and all but two were over enemy fighter aircraft.
Mills won nine times while being piloted by Captain Thomas Middleton, and three while Lieutenant Paul Iaccaci was at the helm.
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Mills was deprived of his Distinguished Flying Cross on account of being sentenced to imprisonment for theft. His service record quotes from the Daily Express of 11 October 1924.