Indra Lal Roy

Indra Lal Roy

Infobox Military Person
name= Indra Lal Roy
lived= 2 December 1898 – 22 July 1918
placeofbirth= Calcutta, British Raj
placeofdeath= Carvin, France


caption= Indra Lal Roy in the RFC uniform.
nickname=
allegiance=flagicon|India|British India
serviceyears= c.April 1917 – July 1918
rank= Second Lieutenant
branch=
air force|United Kingdom
commands=
unit=
battles= Western Front, World War I
awards= Distinguished Flying Cross
laterwork=

Indra Lal ("Laddie") Roy (Lang-bn|ইন্দ্রলাল রায়), DFC (2 December 1898 – 22 July 1918) was a Indian flying ace. He served in the First World War with the Royal Flying Corps and its successor, the Royal Air Force.

The son of Bengali parents - P. L. and Lolita Roy - he was born in Calcutta. When World War I broke out, Roy was attending St Paul's School, Hammersmith in London, England.

Five months after turning 18, in April 1917, he enlisted in the Royal Flying Corps and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on 5 July 1917. After training and gunnery practise at Vendome and Turnberry, he joined No. 56 Squadron on 30 October 1917. Roy was part of "A" Flight, commanded by flying ace Captain Richard Maybery.

Two months later, Roy was injured after he crash-landed his S.E.5a fighter on 6 December 1917. While recovering, Roy made numerous sketches of aircraft — many still exist. Though concerns were still raised that he was medically unfit, Roy was successful in returning to duty after he completed his period of recuperation. He transferred to Captain George McElroy's No. 40 Squadron in June 1918.

On his return to active service, Roy achieved 10 victories (two shared) in thirteen days (4 and 1 shared destroyed, 4 and 1 shared 'out of control'). His first victory was a Hannover over Drocourt on 6 July 1918. This was followed by three victories in the space of 4 hours on 8 July 1918 (two Hannover Cs and a Fokker D.VII); two on 13 July 1918 (a Hannover C and Pfalz D.III); two on 15 July 1918 (two Fokker D.VIIs); and one on 18 July 1918 (a DFW C.V). Roy's final victory came the following day when he shot down a Hannover C over Cagnicourt. He was thus first and only Indian flying air ace to this day.

He was killed over Carvin on 22 July 1918 in a dog fight with Fokker D.VIIs of Jasta 29. Roy was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) in September 1918 for his actions during the period of 6-19 July 1918. He is buried at Estevelles Communal Cemetery.

His nephew Subroto Mukerjee too was a fighter pilot who later became the first Indian Chief of Air staff of the Indian Air Force.

References

* [http://www.firstworldwar.com/bio/roy.htm First World War.com - Indra Lal Roy, retrieved 9 September, 2005]
* [http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/india/roy.html The Aerodrome.com - Indra Lal Roy, retrieved 9 September, 2005]

External links

* [http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=325397 Commonwealth War Graves Commission]


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