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George Randall (RAF officer)

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Died
  
Unknown

Years of service
  
1917–1922

Allegiance
  
United Kingdom

Rank
  
Flying Officer

Born
  
19 January 1899 London, England (
1899-01-19
)

Service/branch
  
British Army Royal Air Force

Battles/wars
  
World War I  • Western Front Waziristan campaign

Units
  
No. 3 Squadron RAF, No. 20 Squadron RAF

Flying Officer George Ebben Randall DFC* (born 19 January 1899, date of death unknown) was a British World War I flying ace credited with eleven aerial victories.

Military service

Randall joined the Royal Flying Corps as a cadet, and was commissioned as a temporary second lieutenant (on probation) on 4 April 1917, being appointed a flying officer (observer) and confirmed in his rank on 15 July, with seniority from 17 May. He served for some time in No. 3 Squadron as an observer/gunner, before training as a pilot, being promoted to lieutenant, finally being appointed a flying officer on 20 May 1918.

He was then posted to No. 20 Squadron, flying the Bristol F.2 Fighter, and shot down eleven German fighter aircraft between 24 July and 10 November 1918. His last two victories, on the day before the Armistice, won him a Distinguished Flying Cross. His observer/gunners included Sergeant Arthur Ernest Newland. Randall's final tally was seven enemy planes destroyed, four driven down out of control.

Randall's DFC was gazetted on 7 February 1919. His citation read:

Lieutenant George Ebben Randall.

On 1 August 1919 Randall was a granted permanent commission in the RAF with the rank of flying officer. On 9 July 1920, he was awarded a Bar to his DFC, for his part in operations in Waziristan.

Randall then appears to have run into financial difficulties, as on 6 July 1922, while serving at RAF Uxbridge, he was declared bankrupt. He resigned his commission on 22 November 1922.

References

George Randall (RAF officer) Wikipedia