Malcolm Burger
Malcolm Graham Stewart Burger | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 September 1894 Graff Reniet |
| Died | Unknown |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  Royal Air Force |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit | No. 54 Squadron RAF |
| Awards | Distinguished Flying Cross |
Lieutenant Malcolm Graham Stewart Burger was a World War I flying ace credited with five victories.[1] He became an acting Captain in November 1918, and remained in the Royal Air Force after war's end.[2]
Honors and awards[]
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
Lieut. (A./Capt.) Malcolm Graham Stewart Burger. (FRANCE)
During the last battles this officer displayed marked gallantry and devotion to duty on low-flying bombing patrols, inflicting heavy casualties on numerous occasions. He has destroyed three enemy machines, and forced another to land.
Supplement to the London Gazette, 8 February 1919 (31170/2036)
Sources of information[]
- ^ "Malcolm Graham Stewart Burger".
- ^ Above the Trenches Supplement. p. 2.
References[]
Above the Trenches Supplement: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces. Christopher F. Shores, Norman L. R. Franks, Russell Guest. Grub Street, 1996. ISBN 1-898697-39-6, ISBN 978-1-898697-39-8
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