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New Zealand flying ace

Frederick Stanley Gordon
Nickname(s) "Freddie"
Born (1897-10-29)29 October 1897Auckland, New Zealand
Died 27 July 1985(1985-07-27) (aged 87)Cromwell, New Zealand
Allegiance New Zealand
Service / branch New Zealand Expeditionary ForceRoyal Air ForceRoyal New Zealand Air Force
Rank Lieutenant
Unit No. 74 Squadron RAF
Battles / wars First World War
Awards Distinguished Flying CrossCroix de guerre (Belgium)

Frederick Stanley Gordon, DFC (29 October 1897 – 27 July 1985) was a New Zealand flying ace of the First World War. While serving in Britain's Royal Air Force, he scored nine aerial victories as a fighter pilot.

Frederick Stanley Gordon was born in New Zealand on 29 October 1897.[1]

Gordon served in the Royal Air Force. By mid-1918, he was assigned to No. 74 Squadron as a fighter pilot. He began a nine victory winning streak on 2 August 1918 that was capped with his second ballon busting mission on 30 October.[1] Gordon was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross on 3 June 1919,[2] and the Belgian Croix de guerre on 15 July.[3]

List of aerial victories

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No. Date/time Aircraft Foe Result Location Notes
1 2 August 1918 @ 0930 hours Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a serial number D3438 LVG reconnaissance plane Captured Dickebusch Victory shared with George Gauld
2 16 August 1918 @ 0830 hours Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a s/n D3438 Fokker D.VII Destroyed Messines
3 16 August 1918 @ 0830 hours Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a s/n D3438 Fokker D.VII Driven down out of control Messines
4 16 August 1918 @ 1250 hours Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a s/n D3438 Rumpler reconnaissance plane Destroyed East of Kemmel Hill Victory shared with Harold Goodman Shoemaker
5 22 August 1918 @ 0550 hours Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a s/n D3438 LVG reconnaissance plane Driven down out of control Estaires
6 4 September 1918 @ 0805 hours Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a s/n E1978 Observation balloon Destroyed South of Roulers
7 28 October 1918 @ 1445 hours Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a Fokker D.VII Destroyed Northwest of Wortegem Victory shared with Andrew Kiddie Gordon and another pilot
8 28 October 1918 @ 1450 hours Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a Fokker D.VII Driven down out of control Wortegem
9 30 October 1918 @ 0830 hours Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a Observation balloon Destroyed Quaremont [1][4]

Gordon died on 27 June 1985.[1][4]

  1. ^ a b c d "Frederick Stanley Gordon". Theaerodrome.com. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  2. ^ "SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 3 JUNE, 1919". London-gazette.co.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  3. ^ "SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 15 JULY, 1919". London-gazette.co.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  4. ^ a b Shores et al, p. 172.