| 词条 | Roland Lee Knight |
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|name= Roland Anthony Lee Knight |image= Roland_Lee_Knight.jpg |image_size= |alt= |caption= |nickname= Tony |birth_date= 1917 |birth_place= Fareham, England |death_date= 27 September 1941 (aged 24) |death_place= Dunkirk, France |placeofburial= Dunkirk Town Cemetery[1] |allegiance= United Kingdom |branch= Royal Air Force |serviceyears= 1936–1941 |rank= Squadron Leader |servicenumber= 37772 |unit= |commands= No. 403 Squadron (1941) |battles= Second World War |awards= Distinguished Flying Cross |relations= |laterwork= }}Roland Anthony "Tony" Lee Knight, DFC (1917 – 27 September 1941) was a fighter pilot and flying ace of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, credited with six "kills".[2][3][4] Early lifeKnight was born in 1917 in Fareham and educated at Bedford Modern School.[5][6] RAF careerKnight joined the Royal Air Force in 1936,[7] and was commissioned as pilot officer on 17 February 1937.[8] He was promoted to flying officer on 17 November 1938 and to flight lieutenant on 3 September 1940.[9] Knight was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1941 with the following citation: {{quote|This officer has shown great personal courage and sound leadership in sweeps over enemy territory. By his dash and consistent courage Flight Lieutenant Knight has set an example to his flight. He has destroyed at least three enemy aircraft and damaged others.[10]}}On 21 August 1941 he was promoted to squadron leader and made Commanding Officer of the newly formed No. 403 Squadron at RAF Hornchurch.[11] Shortly thereafter he was shot down on active service over Dunkirk, France on 27 September 1941.[12] Knight’s combat record reads: six kills, three probable kills, three damaged and one destroyed on the ground.[2] References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2274987/KNIGHT,%20ROLAND%20ANTHONY%20LEE|title=CWGC – Casualty Details|author=Reading Room Manchester|work=cwgc.org|accessdate=21 January 2015}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Knight, Roland Anthony Lee}}2. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=66V2BQAAQBAJ&pg=PA395&dq=roland+anthony+lee+knight&hl=en&sa=X&ei=A6W_VK3LMIKtUfawhPgO&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=roland%20anthony%20lee%20knight&f=false|title=Aces High|work=google.com|accessdate=21 January 2015}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://acesofww2.com/Canada/aces/lee-knight.htm|title=Tony Lee-Knight|work=acesofww2.com|accessdate=21 January 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508102606/http://acesofww2.com/Canada/aces/lee-knight.htm|archivedate=8 May 2014|df=dmy-all}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bbm.org.uk/Knight.htm|title=Battle of Britain London Monument – F/Lt. R A L Knight|work=bbm.org.uk|accessdate=21 January 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121145746/http://www.bbm.org.uk/Knight.htm|archivedate=21 January 2015|df=dmy-all}} 5. ^ancestry.co.uk 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Bedfordshire/BedfordModernSchoolWW2Memorial.html|title=Roll of Honour – Bedfordshire – Bedford Modern School – World War 2|work=roll-of-honour.com|accessdate=21 January 2015}} 7. ^[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34281/page/2899/data.pdf] The London Gazette, 5 May 1936 8. ^[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34374/page/1260/data.pdf] The London Gazette, 23 February 1937 9. ^[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34982/page/6255/data.pdf] The London Gazette, 29 October 1940 10. ^[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35238/page/4516/data.pdf] The London Gazette, 5 August 1941 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://en.ww2awards.com/person/49969|title=World War 2 Awards.com – KNIGHT, Roland Anthony Lee|work=ww2awards.com|accessdate=21 January 2015}} 12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=56270177|title=Sq Ldr Roland Anthony Lee Knight ( – 1941) – Find A Grave Photos|work=findagrave.com|accessdate=21 January 2015}} 11 : 1917 births|1941 deaths|British World War II flying aces|Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)|Royal Air Force airmen|Royal Air Force officers|Royal Air Force personnel of World War II|British military personnel killed in World War II|British World War II pilots|People educated at Bedford Modern School|The Few |
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