Frederick Dudley Travers Military person

Captain Frederick Dudley Travers was an English World War I flying ace credited with nine aerial victories. His later life saw his continued service to his nation in both the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve and in civil aviation. He pioneered air routes into Africa, the Middle East, and India. He also became proficient in piloting flying boats. He flew civilian aircraft into the war zones during World War II. By the end of his civil aviation career, he had flown over two million miles and logged 19,000 accident-free flying hours. Upon his retirement from the RAF, he had served for almost four decades.

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Birth dateFebruary 15, 1897
Birth place
York
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1968

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allegianceEngland
award
Croix de guerre
Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)
military unit
No. 150 Squadron RAF
No. 17 Squadron RAF
No. 47 Squadron RAF
service start1914
service end1954

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