David Ince
David Henry Gason Ince DFC (23 March 1921 – 2 August 2017) was a Royal Air Force pilot of the Second World War in Hawker Typhoons who flew nearly 150 sorties and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. He flew the only raid in Europe to use Napalm. In 1958 he flew an Olympia 419 glider from Lavenham, Suffolk, to Land's End, a distance of 315 miles and a UK glider distance record at the time.[1][2][3]
Publications
- Combat and competition. 1992.
- Brotherhood of the skies. Grub Street, 2010. ISBN 978-1906502645
References
- ^ "Flt Lt David Ince DFC » Hawker Typhoon RB396". hawkertyphoon.com. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
- ^ "Obituary: David Ince, Second World War fighter pilot". The Scotsman. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
- ^ "David Ince | Register". The Times & The Sunday Times. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
External links
- "Test & Research Pilots, Flight Test Engineers: Flt Lt David Ince DFC". thetartanterror.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
- "WWII Hawker Typhoon Pilots visit RAF Coningsby". raf.mod.uk. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
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