Name: John Kenneth Summers Country: England Rank: Captain Service: Royal Flying Corps Royal Air Force Squadrons: 3 (RFC) 209 (RAF) Victories: 8 Born: 22 December 1894 Place of Birth: London Died: Place of Death: Rhodesia Notes Summers attended Birmingham University and served with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment before his transfer to the Royal Flying Corps in April 1915. The following month, he was posted to 3 Squadron where he served as an observer for five months before becoming a pilot. In June 1918, Summers was reassigned to 209 Squadron as a Flight Commander. On 12 August 1918, he was captured when his Sopwith Camel was shot down by Lothar von Richthofen of Jasta 11. Summers was the German ace's final victory of the war. Before he was transported to a prison camp, Summers met Richthofen and was entertained by members of  the Richthofen Circus. Repatriated in December 1918, Summers remained with the Royal Air Force until his retirement in 1943. Military Cross (MC) "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He has continuously performed valuable work in co-operating with artillery. He has on many occasions flown at a very low altitude in order to give information to the infantry, which has proved of the utmost value." MC citation, London Gazette, 18 July 1918 Aces ╖ Aircraft ╖ Books ╖ Chat ╖ Forum ╖ Guests ╖ Links ╖ Medals ╖ News ╖ Search ╖ Vote Copyright ⌐ 1997,1998 The Aerodrome Page revised on 18 Nov 1997