Lt. Duerson Knight, USAS



Victories: 3.31 (10)

Unit: 1 (RAF)
Born: 21 January 1893 Chicago, Illinois
Died: April 1983 Walnut Creek, California

Notes

Knight joined the United States Air Service in 1917. To gain combat experience, he was temporarily assigned to the Royal Air Force. Flying the S.E.5a with 1 Squadron, he scored his first victory on 27 May 1918 and became an ace in less than a week. By August 1918, he achieved ten confirmed victories before being reassigned to a squadron in the United States Air Service.

Victories
 
Date
Time
Aircraft
Opponent
Location

1
27 May 1918
1425
S.E.5a (C6479)
C (DES)
S of Bailleul

2
27 May 1918
1450
S.E.5a (C6479)
C (DES)
Kemmel

3
28 May 1918
0635
S.E.5a (C6479)
C (OOC)
Meteren-Bailluel

4
28 May 1918
0700
S.E.5a (C6479)
DFW C (DES)
Meteren-Vieux Beruin

5
1 Jun 1918
1940
S.E.5a (C1106)
Pfalz D.III (OOC)
Armentieres

6
9 Jun 1918

0630
S.E.5a (C1106)
Fokker DR.I (CAP)
Dickebusch

7
9 Jun 1918

0720
S.E.5a (C1106)
Pfalz D.III (OOC)
Estaires

8
23 Jun 1918
0600
S.E.5a (C1894)
C (DES)
NW of Lestrem

9
27 Jun 1918
0427
S.E.5a (C1894)
LVG C (DES)
E of Meteren

10
22 Aug 1918
0720
S.E.5a (C1812)
Fokker D.VII (CAP)
Archiet le Grand

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