Lieutenant Ernest Lindup MC[1] was a South African World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.[2]
Ernest Lindup | |
|---|---|
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | Unknown |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit | No. 20 Squadron RAF |
| Awards | Military Cross |
Lindup scored five victories between 4 February and 31 May 1918 while flying a Bristol F.2 Fighter. His observer gunners included fellow aces M. B. Mather, Ernest Deighton, and Henry Crowe.[3]
Sources of information
edit- ^ Shores, et al (1990). Above the Trenches: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces, 1915–1920. p. 240.
- ^ "Ernest Lindup". www.theaerodrome.com. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
- ^ Above the Trenches: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-1920. p. 240.
References
editAbove the Trenches: a Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915–1920. Christopher F. Shores, Norman L. R. Franks, Russell Guest. Grub Street, 1990. ISBN 0-948817-19-4, ISBN 978-0-948817-19-9.
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