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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