Captain William Wendell RogersMC (10 November 1896 – 11 January 1967) was a Canadian World War Iflying ace credited with nine aerial victories. He singlehandedly shot down a Gotha G bomber.[1][2]
Rogers was appointed a Flying Officer on 25 April 1917.[4] On 12 July 1917, he scored the first of a run of six "out of control" victories over enemy Albatros fighter planes, with the string ending 29 October 1917. On 18 November 1917 he was appointed Flight Commander.[5]
On 12 December 1917, he shot down a huge Gotha G bomber piloted by German Blue Max winner Hauptmann Rudolf Kleine, killing Kleine and his three crew members.[1]
Rogers went on to two additional "out of control" victories, with his last win coming on 18 December 1917.[2]
Postwar lifeedit
He returned to Saint John, Canada, to operate an automobile concern. He became active in the local flying club.[3] He died on 11 January 1967 (aged 70) in Saint John, New Brunswick.
Honors and awardsedit
Military Cross (MC)
2nd Lt. (T./Capt.) William Wendell Rogers, R.F.C., Spec. Res.
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in shooting down seven enemy airplanes, and on two occasions attacking enemy troops with machine gun fire from very low altitudes. He proved himself a daring patrol leader.[6][7]
Notesedit
^ abFranks, Norman (25 April 2000). Nieuport Aces of World War 1. Osprey Publishing. pp. 20. ISBN978-1855329614.
^ ab"William Rogers". The Aerodrome. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
^Spooner, Stanley, ed. (11 July 1918). "Honours". Flight. Vol. X, no. 28. p. 763. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
^"No. 30507". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 February 1918. pp. 1602, 1604.
Referencesedit
Shores, Christopher F.; Franks, Norman & Guest, Russell F. (1990). Above the Trenches: a Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915–1920. London, UK: Grub Street. ISBN978-0-948817-19-9.
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william, wendell, rogers, captain, november, 1896, january, 1967, canadian, world, flying, credited, with, nine, aerial, victories, singlehandedly, shot, down, gotha, bomber, born, 1896, november, 1896alberton, prince, edward, island, canadadied11, january, 19. Captain William Wendell Rogers MC 10 November 1896 11 January 1967 was a Canadian World War I flying ace credited with nine aerial victories He singlehandedly shot down a Gotha G bomber 1 2 William Wendell RogersBorn 1896 11 10 10 November 1896Alberton Prince Edward Island CanadaDied11 January 1967 1967 01 11 aged 70 Saint John New Brunswick CanadaAllegianceGeorge V of the British EmpireService wbr branchRoyal Flying CorpsRankCaptainUnitNo 1 Squadron RFCAwardsMilitary Cross Contents 1 Early life 2 World War I service 3 Postwar life 4 Honors and awards 5 Notes 6 ReferencesEarly life editWilliam Wendell Rogers was born in Alberton Prince Edward Island Canada 3 World War I service editSee also Aerial victory standards of World War I Rogers was appointed a Flying Officer on 25 April 1917 4 On 12 July 1917 he scored the first of a run of six out of control victories over enemy Albatros fighter planes with the string ending 29 October 1917 On 18 November 1917 he was appointed Flight Commander 5 On 12 December 1917 he shot down a huge Gotha G bomber piloted by German Blue Max winner Hauptmann Rudolf Kleine killing Kleine and his three crew members 1 Rogers went on to two additional out of control victories with his last win coming on 18 December 1917 2 Postwar life editHe returned to Saint John Canada to operate an automobile concern He became active in the local flying club 3 He died on 11 January 1967 aged 70 in Saint John New Brunswick Honors and awards editMilitary Cross MC 2nd Lt T Capt William Wendell Rogers R F C Spec Res For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in shooting down seven enemy airplanes and on two occasions attacking enemy troops with machine gun fire from very low altitudes He proved himself a daring patrol leader 6 7 Notes edit a b Franks Norman 25 April 2000 Nieuport Aces of World War 1 Osprey Publishing pp 20 ISBN 978 1855329614 a b William Rogers The Aerodrome Retrieved 23 December 2017 a b Shores et al p 324 No 30078 The London Gazette Supplement 18 May 1917 p 4884 No 30414 The London Gazette Supplement 4 December 1917 p 12750 Spooner Stanley ed 11 July 1918 Honours Flight Vol X no 28 p 763 Retrieved 23 December 2017 No 30507 The London Gazette Supplement 1 February 1918 pp 1602 1604 References editShores Christopher F Franks Norman amp Guest Russell F 1990 Above the Trenches a Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915 1920 London UK Grub Street ISBN 978 0 948817 19 9 nbsp This biographical article related to the military of Canada is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Wendell Rogers amp oldid 1214880836, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
