George Gauld (aviator)
Lieutenant George William Gladstone Gauld was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.[4]
George William Gladstone Gauld | |
|---|---|
| Born | Unknown Mimico, Canada[1] |
| Died | 28 October 1964[2] Mimico, Canada |
| Allegiance | George V of the British Empire |
| Service/ | Flying service |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit | No. 74 Squadron RAF |
| Awards | Distinguished Flying Cross |
| Other work | Barrister in 1930[3] |
Gauld ran up a string of five victories late in World War I while flying a Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a for 74 Squadron. On 30 July 1918, in concert with fellow aces Ira Jones and Harold Shoemaker, he flamed a Rumpler reconnaissance plane. On 2 August, he and Frederick Gordon cooperated to capture an LVG recon plane. On 26 October, Gauld drove down a Fokker D.VII out of control. On 1 November 1918, he captured a Fokker D.VII and drove another one down out of control.[5]
Sources of information
- Above the Trenches: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-1920. p. 164.
- http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/canada/gauld.php Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- "Gauld". Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/canada/gauld.php Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/canada/gauld.php Retrieved 5 February 2010.
References
Above the Trenches: a Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-1920. Christopher F. Shores, Norman L. R. Franks, Russell Guest. Grub Street, 1990. ISBN 0-948817-19-4, ISBN 978-0-948817-19-9.