Richard Milne

Milne in the cockpit of his Supermarine Spitfire, February 1943 Richard Milne, (8 July 1919 – 2004) was a British flying ace of the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. He is credited with the destruction of at least fifteen aircraft.

Born in Edinburgh, Milne joined the RAF in 1937. At the time of the outbreak of the Second World War, he was serving with No. 151 Squadron. With this unit, he flew Hawker Hurricane fighters during the Battle of France and then in the subsequent Battle of Britain. He claimed several aerial victories during this period, and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC). In 1941 he commanded No. 92 Squadron and achieved further successes during the RAF's Circus offensive for which he was awarded a Bar to his DFC. He was appointed the leader of the Biggin Hill Wing in January 1943, but was shot down two months later and spent the remainder of the war as a captive of the Germans. Briefly serving in the RAF in the postwar period, he later worked in the aviation industry. He retired to Andorra, where he died in 2004. Provided by Wikipedia
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