Ernest Lindup
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Lieutenant Ernest Lindup was a South Africa
n World War I
flying ace
credited with five aerial victories.
Lindup scored five victories between 4 February and 31 May 1918 while flying a Bristol F.2 Fighter
. His observer gunners included fellow aces M. B. Mather
, Ernest Deighton
, and Henry Crowe
.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
flying ace
Flying ace
A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down several enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The actual number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an "ace" has varied, but is usually considered to be five or more...
credited with five aerial victories.
Lindup scored five victories between 4 February and 31 May 1918 while flying a Bristol F.2 Fighter
Bristol F.2 Fighter
The Bristol F.2 Fighter was a British two-seat biplane fighter and reconnaissance aircraft of the First World War flown by the Royal Flying Corps. It is often simply called the Bristol Fighter or popularly the "Brisfit" or "Biff". Despite being a two-seater, the F.2B proved to be an agile aircraft...
. His observer gunners included fellow aces M. B. Mather
M. B. Mather
Corporal Malcolm Mather was a World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial victories while flying as an observer. He manned the rear guns for fellow aces Ernest Lindup and Wilfred Beaver, accounting for three enemy planes destroyed and five driven down out of control.-Honors and awards:Text of...
, Ernest Deighton
Ernest Deighton
Sergeant Ernest Arthur Deighton was a World War I flying ace observer/gunner credited with 15 confirmed aerial victories; all but one of them was against enemy fighters....
, and Henry Crowe
Henry Crowe
Lieutenant Henry George Crowe was a World War I flying ace credited with eight confirmed aerial victories. He also survived being shot down six times in 11 days at one point...
.