| 词条 | William Durrand Jr. |
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| name =William Durrand Jr. | birth_date = {{Birth date|1885|5|4|df=yes}} | death_date = {{Death date and age|1939|10|12|1885|5|4|df=yes}} | birth_place =Wick, Caithness, Scotland | death_place =Kenmore, New York, USA | allegiance =George V of the British Empire | branch =Aviation | serviceyears =1916 - 1919 | rank =Lieutenant | unit =No. 20 Squadron RFC | awards =Military Cross }} Lieutenant William Durrand Jr. was a Canadian flying ace from World War I. He was credited with eight aerial victories.[1] Infantry serviceDurrand enlisted in the Canadian military on 11 March 1916.[1] On 30 August 1916, Sergeant William Durrand of the 66th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force was commissioned a Temporary Second Lieutenant with the Royal Flying Corps.[2] Aerial service{{See also|Aerial victory standards of World War I}}On 1 March 1917 appointed Flying Officer while still Temporary Second Lieutenant.[3] He was then assigned to No. 20 Squadron RFC to pilot a Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2d. He scored his first victory on 8 June 1917, with Edward Sayers manning the observer's guns. Durrand scored three more wins while flying a FE.2, with number four coming on 21 September. He then upgraded to another two-seater fighter, the Bristol F.2, and scored again almost immediately, on the 27th, with observer William Benger as his gunner.[1] His next victory came on the first day he flew as Temporary Captain and Flight Commander on 17 October 1917.[4] Durrand scored twice more with the Bristol, ending his victory string on 8 November 1917. His final tally was two enemy planes driven down out of control, and six destroyed (including one shared with Reginald Makepeace).[1][5] PostwarHe was transferred to the Royal Air Force unemployed list on 18 May 1919.[6] AwardsAwarded the Military Cross on 17 December 1917.[7] Notes1. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|title=William Durand|url=http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/canada/durrand.php|website=The Aerodrome|accessdate=19 December 2017}} 2. ^{{London Gazette |issue=29741|date=9 September 1916 |page=8878|supp=y }} 3. ^{{London Gazette |issue=29994|date=21 March 1917 |page=2828|supp=y }} 4. ^{{London Gazette |issue=30361|date=1 November 1916 |page=11277|supp=y }} 5. ^Bristol F 2 Fighter Aces of World War I, p. 146. 6. ^{{London Gazette |issue=31458|date=15 July 1919 |pages=9003-4 }} 7. ^{{London Gazette |issue=30431|date=17 December 1916 |pages=13181-2|supp=y }} References
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