Elwyn Roy King DSO, DFC (13 May 1894 – 28 November 1941) was a fighter pilot and ace in the Australian Flying Corps (AFC) during World War I. He achieved twenty-six victories in aerial combat, making him the fourth highest-scoring Australian pilot of the war, and second only to Harry Cobby in the AFC. King entered service as a Lighthorseman in 1915, before transferring to the AFC in 1917. Operating with No. 4 Squadron on the Western Front, he scored seven of his "kills" in the Sopwith Snipe, more than any other pilot flying the type. His exploits earned him the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Distinguished Service Order. Returning to Australia in 1919, King went into business before joining the Royal Australian Air Force following the outbreak of World War II. He held several training c
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| - Elwyn Roy King DSO, DFC (13 May 1894 – 28 November 1941) was a fighter pilot and ace in the Australian Flying Corps (AFC) during World War I. He achieved twenty-six victories in aerial combat, making him the fourth highest-scoring Australian pilot of the war, and second only to Harry Cobby in the AFC. King entered service as a Lighthorseman in 1915, before transferring to the AFC in 1917. Operating with No. 4 Squadron on the Western Front, he scored seven of his "kills" in the Sopwith Snipe, more than any other pilot flying the type. His exploits earned him the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Distinguished Service Order. Returning to Australia in 1919, King went into business before joining the Royal Australian Air Force following the outbreak of World War II. He held several training c
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| - Elwyn Roy King, c. 1917–18
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| - Bathurst, New South Wales
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| - World War I
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| - Elwyn Roy King DSO, DFC (13 May 1894 – 28 November 1941) was a fighter pilot and ace in the Australian Flying Corps (AFC) during World War I. He achieved twenty-six victories in aerial combat, making him the fourth highest-scoring Australian pilot of the war, and second only to Harry Cobby in the AFC. King entered service as a Lighthorseman in 1915, before transferring to the AFC in 1917. Operating with No. 4 Squadron on the Western Front, he scored seven of his "kills" in the Sopwith Snipe, more than any other pilot flying the type. His exploits earned him the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Distinguished Service Order. Returning to Australia in 1919, King went into business before joining the Royal Australian Air Force following the outbreak of World War II. He held several training commands prior to his sudden death in November 1941, at the age of forty-seven.
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