Name: Herbert Edward Oscar Ellis Country: England Rank: Lieutenant Service: Royal Flying Corps Royal Air Force Squadrons: 40 Victories: 7 Born: 15 July 1893 Place of Birth: London Died: Place of Death: Notes A Royal Engineer with a Military Cross (MC), Ellis transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in 1916. On the evening of 4 May 1917, after shooting down two German scouts over the aerodrome at Douai, he was attacked by a third Albatros D.III. During the battle that followed, his Nieuport's machine gun ran out of ammunition. The fight ended when Ellis pulled a Colt semiautomatic pistol from its holster, fired seven rounds and shot down his opponent. On 6 May 1917, Ellis was injured in a crash that ended his career as a fighter pilot. Aces ╖ Aircraft ╖ Books ╖ Chat ╖ Forum ╖ Guests ╖ Links ╖ Medals ╖ News ╖ Search ╖ Vote Copyright ⌐ 1997,1998 The Aerodrome Page revised on 18 Nov 1997