Horace Percy Lale
| Horace Percy Lale | |
|---|---|
| Born |
8 April 1886 Nottingham, England |
| Died | 5 April 1955 (aged 68) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Infantry, Air Service |
| Rank | Captain |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Order, Distinguished Flying Cross with Bar. |
| Other work | Served in Waziristan postwar. |
Captain Horace Percy Lale (8 April 1886 – 5 April 1955), Distinguished Service Order, Distinguished Flying Cross with Bar, was a British World War I flying ace credited with 23 victories.[1]
Citation for military decoration
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
2nd Lieut. (A./Capt.) Horace Percy Lale. (FRANCE)
A bold and courageous officer, who leads his patrol with marked skill and judgment. He has accounted for twelve enemy aeroplanes—five crashed, four shot down in flames, and three driven down out of control. On 6 September he led his patrol of nine machines to the assistance of some formations that were attacked by thirty or forty enemy aircraft; in the engagement he and his Observer accounted for two Fokkers; eventually the enemy was driven off, five of their machines being destroyed and three shot down out of control.[2]
References
- ↑ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/england/lale.php
- ↑ (Supplement to the London Gazette, 29 November 1918) http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31046/supplements/14323 Retrieved on 11 March 2010.