1898 - 1969
Richard Minifie Australian Aviator
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| First Name |
Richard
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| Last Name |
Minifie
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| Birthday |
2nd February, 1898
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| Birthplace |
Alphington, Victoria, Australia
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| Died |
31st March, 1969
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| Place of Death |
Malvern, Victoria
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius
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| Nationality |
Australian
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| Occupation |
Aviator
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Richard Pearman Minifie, DSC & Two Bars (2 February 1898 – 31 March 1969) was an Australian fighter pilot and flying ace of the First World War. Born in Victoria, he attended Melbourne Church of England Grammar School. Travelling to the United Kingdom, he enlisted in the Royal Naval Air Service in June 1916. Accepted for flight training, he completed his instruction in December and joined No. 1 (Naval) Squadron RNAS on the Western Front in January 1917, flying Sopwith Triplanes. He went on to score seventeen aerial victories on this type of machine throughout the year, becoming both the youngest Australian flying ace of the First World War and No. 1 (Naval) Squadron's highest-scoring ace on the Triplane. The unit re-equipped with the Sopwith Camel late in 1917, with Minifie going on to achieve a further four victories on the aircraft, raising his final tally to a score of twenty-one aircraft shot down.
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