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Dahl, Roald

    Date of birth:
    September 13th, 1916 (Llandaff/Cardiff, Wales)
    Date of death:
    November 23rd, 1990 (Oxford/Oxfordshire, United Kingdom)
    Buried on:
    St. Peter and Paul Churchyard
    Service number:
    774022/84990
    Nationality:
    British

    Biography

    Roald Dahl was a flying ace in the RAF, who later became an intelligence officer, diplomat and writer. In 1940, he crashed his Gloster Gladiator in the desert, which eventually ended his career as pilot.

    Air victories:
    15 April 1941: Junkers Ju-88
    16 April 1941: Junkers Ju-88
    8 June 1941: Vichy Potez 630
    15 June 1941: Junkers Ju-88

    Promotions:
    24 August 1940: Leading Aircraftman
    24 August 1941: Flying Officer
    24 August 1942: Flight Lieutenant (war-substantive)
    ?: Temporary Wing Commander
    1 August 1946: Squadron Leader

    Units:
    August 1939: King's African Rifles
    1940-1941: No. 80 Squadron RAF
    1942: Assistant air attaché at the British Embassy in Washington, D.C

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