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Douglas Cameron (RAF officer)

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Died
  
Unknown

Unit
  
No. 1 Squadron RAF

Rank
  
Second lieutenant


Years of service
  
1918–1919

Allegiance
  
United Kingdom

Name
  
Douglas Cameron

Born
  
18 January 1893 Southampton, Hampshire, England (
1893-01-18
)

Service/branch
  
British Army Royal Air Force

Second Lieutenant Douglas Evan Cameron (born 18 January 1893, date of death unknown) was a World War I flying ace credited with five victories.

Cameron was appointed a probationary temporary second lieutenant on 10 March 1918, and was confirmed in the rank on 20 May. He joined No. 1 Squadron on 19 June. He scored his first victory on 15 September, over a Pfalz D.XII fighter, and the rest of his wins over Fokker D.VII fighters, with his final two coming on 28 October 1918. He shared credit for four of his five triumphs; among the other pilots aiding him were fellow aces Charles Lavers and William Ernest Staton. He was transferred to the Unemployed List on 11 January 1919, and received a mention in despatches for his "valuable services rendered during the war" in May.

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