Laing, Robert Inglis

Date of birth:: March 13th, 1913 (Wynyard/Tasmania, Australia)
Date of death:: December 19th, 2003 (Perth, Australia)
Nationality:: New Zealander

Biography

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Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Pilot Officer
Unit:: No. 73 Squadron, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:: April 7th, 1942

"This officer has flown for a large number of hours during arduous operations in the Western Desert. Throughout, he has displayed outstanding courage and ability, particularly in low level machine-gunning raids on enemy aerodromes and motor transport columns. Such an occasion occurred in December, 1941, when, in a raid on the aerodrome at Jedabya, 13 enemy aircraft were destroyed on the ground. In this operation, Pilot Officer Laing pressed home his attack with determination."

Sources

- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35514/supplement/1555/data.pdf
- http://bbm.org.uk/airmen/LaingRI.htm