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Indra Lal Roy (Bengali: ইন্দ্রলাল রায়), DFC (2 December 1898 – 22 July 1918) was the sole Indian World War I flying ace. While serving in the Royal Flying Corps and its successor, the Royal Air Force, he claimed ten aerial victories; five aircraft destroyed (one shared), and five 'down out of control' (one shared) in just over 170 hours flying time, making him the first Indian flying ace.
1898 |
December 2, 1898
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Kolkata, WB, India
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1918 |
July 22, 1918
Age 19
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Carvin, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France
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