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Flight Lieutenant (aka Flight Captain and He's My Old Man) is a 1942 American drama war film starring Pat O'Brien as Sam Doyle, a disgraced commercial pilot who works to regain the respect of his son against the backdrop of World War II.
Flight Lieutenant JAA Gibson, Royal Air Force, with a dog, on the port wing of his No. 457 Squadron Spitfire BL384 BP-N. Believed to be at either RAF Station Jurby or Redhill. Aircraft displays 13 1/2 victories and Donald Duck nose art. Gibson, however is only credited with 12 1/2 victories, which includes one Japanese aircraft.
[4] [5] He had baled out with his parachute on fire and was badly burned and hospitalized for 2 months by the Germans during which time he was promoted to full flight lieutenant before being sent on 1 October 1942 to Stalag Luft III in the province of Lower Silesia near the town of Sagan (now Żagań in Poland). [6] [7]
Flight lieutenant is the most common officer rank in the RAF; in April 2013, for example, there were 8,230 RAF officers, of whom 3,890 (47.3%) were flight lieutenants. [8] In RAF informal usage, a flight lieutenant is sometimes referred to as a "flight lieuy". A Flight Lieutenant's starting salary is £42,008.48 as of 2019. [9]
Plagis was promoted in the field to flight lieutenant on 4 June 1942 and transferred to No. 185 Squadron to command "B" Flight. He shot down two Re.2001s two days later to bring his tally of victories to ten (thereby fulfilling his pledge following Leggo's death), and destroyed a Bf 109 on 7 June. [7]
Bill Newton Newton, c. 1942 Nickname(s) "The Firebug"; "Blue Cap" Born (1919-06-08) 8 June 1919 St Kilda, Victoria, Australia Died 29 March 1943 (1943-03-29) (aged 23) Salamaua, Territory of New Guinea Allegiance Australia Service / branch Citizen Military Force (1938–40) Royal Australian Air Force (1940–43) Years of service 1938–43 Rank Flight lieutenant Unit No. 22 Squadron (1942–43 ...
In May, he was posted to No. 260 Squadron RAF, and saw intensive action for the rest of 1942. By September, he had 6 "kills" and was commissioned, jumping four grades to the rank of flight lieutenant. He was awarded a Distinguished Flying Medal and Distinguished Flying Cross by the start of 1943, by which time Edwards was a flight commander.
John Francis Jackson Flight Lieutenant Jackson in North Africa, 1941 Nickname(s) "Old John" Born 23 February 1908 Brisbane, Queensland Died 28 April 1942 (1942-04-28) (aged 34) Port Moresby, Territory of Papua Allegiance Australia Service / branch Royal Australian Air Force Years of service 1936–1942 Rank Squadron Leader Unit No. 23 Squadron (1939–1940) No. 3 Squadron (1940–1941 ...