Lt. Kenneth Russell
Unger, RAF
Victories:
11.33 (14)
Squadrons:
210 Sq.
Born:
19 April 1898 Newark, New Jersey
Died: 6 January 1979 Florida
Awards:
British Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
Notes
Rejected by the
armed forces of his own country, Unger went to Canada and joined
the Royal Flying Corps in June 1917. Flying a Sopwith Camel ,
Unger shot down a Fokker D.VII piloted by Kurt Schonfelder on 26
June 1918.
Distinguished
Flying Cross (DFC)
"A gallant and
skillful officer. On 30 October, separated from his patrol owing
to engine trouble, he was attacked by seven Fokkers; undaunted by
the odds against him, he, without hesitation, engaged them, and
by skillful maneuvering, shot one down to crash. He has accounted
for nine enemy aeroplanes and one kite balloon." DFC
citation, London Gazette, 8 February 1919
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