Neil Smuts
| Neil Ritz Smuts | |
|---|---|
| Born |
23 December 1898 Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Died | Unknown |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom Union of South Africa |
| Service/branch | Aviation |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | No. 3 Squadron RAF |
| Awards | Distinguished Flying Cross |
Captain Neil Ritz Smuts (born 23 December 1898, date of death unknown) was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.[1]
Smuts was credited with an Albatros D.V and four Fokker D.VIIs driven down out of control from 6 April 1918 until 4 October 1918.[2]
Sources of information
- ↑ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/safrica/smuts.php Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ↑ Above the Trenches: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-1920. p. 344.
References
Above the Trenches: a Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-1920. Christopher F. Shores, Norman L. R. Franks, Russell Guest. Grub Street, 1990. ISBN 0-948817-19-4, ISBN 978-0-948817-19-9.
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