James Alfred Keating

James Alfred Keating

James Alfred Keating, 1918
Born 4 December 1897
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died 2 October 1976
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch Royal Air Force (United Kingdom)
Air Service, United States Army
Years of service 1917 - 1918
Rank Lieutenant
Unit

Royal Air Force

Battles/wars  World War I
Awards Distinguished Service Cross (US), Distinguished Flying Cross (UK)

Lieutenant James Alfred Keating was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories, including four triumphs during a running battle on 9 August 1918.[1]

Biography

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Keating joined the Air Service, United States Army, receiving his commission in December 1917. He was attached to the Royal Air Force in February 1918, being assigned to 49 Squadron flying DH-9 bombers in June. Along with his observer, 26-year-old Lieutenant Edward Arthur Simpson, Keating was designated as an American air ace, sharing five victories in two days. Their first victory was scored during a raid on Bethencourt when their formation was attacked by seven enemy aircraft over the target. The next day they scored four victories during a bombing raid on the bridge at Falvy.[2]

After the war, Keating returned to the United States. He died in October 1976

See also

References

  1. ↑ "James Keating". theaerodrome.com.
  2. ↑ Franks (1992) Over the Front: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914-1918 , Grub Street the Basement; First edition (May 1992), ISBN 0948817542

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