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Austin Fleming [Canada]

Name:Austin Lloyd Fleming
Country:Canada
Rank:Captain
Service:Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force
Squadrons:46, 111
Victories:8
Born:
Place of Birth:Toronto, Ontario
Died:26 January 1969
Place of Death:Malaga, Spain
Military Cross (MC)

Notes
Fleming joined the Royal Flying Corps in November 1916. After successfully completing flight training, he was posted 46 Squadron on 8 June 1917. Later that year, he was reassigned to 111 Squadron in Palestine. Flying the Bristol Fighter and S.E.5a, Fleming scored eight victories during the first four months of 1918. He was injured on 11 September 1918. After the war, he lived in the United States for a few years, then returned to England. During World War II, he served with the Royal Air Force.

Military Cross (MC)
"He attacked a formation of three enemy machines and forced the leading machine, which was a two-seater, to land, although the other two were attacking him from behind. He then attacked and destroyed another of the enemy machines and engaged the third, which succeeded in escaping. He destroyed four enemy machines during one month and showed splendid courage and skill on many occasions." MC citation, London Gazette, 13 May 1918

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