Donald Kingaby Military person

Donald Ernest Kingaby DSO, AFC, DFM & Two Bars (7 January 1920 – 31 December 1990) was a Royal Air Force aviator and flying ace of the Second World War.He was the only RAF pilot to be awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal three times.During an operational career of some 300 operations, Kingaby scored 21 air victories against enemy aircraft, as well as two shared kills, six probable kills and 11 damaged during the war. 14.5 of his kills came against the Messerschmitt Bf 109.

Personal facts

Donald Kingaby
Birth dateJanuary 07, 1920
Birth place
Holloway London
Date of deathDecember 31, 1990
Place of death
Westfield Massachusetts

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Military person

allegianceUnited Kingdom
award
Croix de guerre
Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)
Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)
Distinguished Service Order
Distinguished Flying Medal
military operations
Western Front (World War II)
Battle of Britain
World War II
service start1939
service end1958

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External resources

  1. http://en.ww2awards.com/person/43452
  2. http://www.bbm.org.uk/kingaby.htm
  3. http://www.rogerdarlington.me.uk/Spitfire.html