Name: Frank Lucien Hale Country: United States Rank: Captain Service: Royal Flying Corps Royal Air Force Squadrons: 32, 85 Victories: 7 Born: 6 August 1895 Place of Birth: Syracuse, New York Died: 7 June 1944 Place of Death: Buffalo, New York Notes Hale joined the RFC after he was rejected by the United States Signal Corps. Flying an S.E.5a, he scored all of his victories against the Fokker D.VII. An eighth victory is mentioned in his DFC citation (below) but there is no other documentation to support this additional victory. Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) "A brillant and very gallant officer who never hesitates to attack the enemy however superior in numbers. On 27 September, Lt. Hale, single-handed, attacked a formation of ten Fokker biplanes who were maneuvering to attack one of our bombing formations; engaging one of the Fokkers, he drove it down out of control and it was seen to break up in the air. By this gallant action the enemy were diverted from the objective. In the combat, Lt. Hales's machine and engine were badly damaged; despite this, he, on his return journey, attacked a solitary Fokker and drove it down out of control. This officer has accounted for eight enemy aircraft." DFC citation Aces ╖ Aircraft ╖ Books ╖ Chat ╖ Forum ╖ Guests ╖ Links ╖ Medals ╖ News ╖ Search ╖ Vote Copyright ⌐ 1997,1998 The Aerodrome Page revised on 18 Nov 1997