Roderic Dallas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian fighter ace of World War I
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Place of Birth: Esk, Queensland, Australia
About Roderic Dallas
- Roderic Stanley (Stan) Dallas, (30 July 1891 – 1 June 1918) was an Australian fighter ace of World War I.
- His score of aerial victories is generally regarded as the second-highest by an Australian, after Robert Little, but there is considerable dispute over Dallas's exact total.
- While his official score is commonly given as 39, claim-by-claim analyses list as few as 32, and other research credits him with over 50, compared to Little's official tally of 47.
- Like Little, Dallas flew with British units, rather than the Australian Flying Corps.
- Beyond his personal combat record, Dallas achieved success as a squadron leader, both in the air and on the ground.
- He was also an influential tactician and test pilot.
- His service spanned almost the entirety of World War I fighter aviation. Born on a remote property in rural Queensland, Dallas showed an early interest in aviation.
- He travelled to England at his own expense following the outbreak of World War I and became a pilot in the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) in August 1915.
- Initially seeing action with No.
- 1 Naval Wing on the Western Front in Caudrons and Nieuport 11s, he was chosen to test one of the earliest Sopwith Triplanes.
- This became his favourite type, and he achieved many victories with it through 1916–17, earning the Distinguished Service Order, and the Distinguished Service Cross and Bar.
- He was appointed commanding officer of No.
- 1 Squadron RNAS in June 1917.
- On the establishment of the Royal Air Force on 1 April 1918, he took command of No.
- 40 Squadron.
- Flying Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5s, he achieved further victories before being killed in action on 1 June 1918 while on patrol near Liévin in northern France.
- He was buried in Pernes.
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