Charles Davidson (aviator)

Charles Robert Davidson
Born	1896 Scotland
Died	- Unknown
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Infantry; aviation
Years of service	ca 1914 - 1918
Rank	Lieutenant
Unit	Highland Light Infantry, No. 14 Squadron RFC, No. 111 Squadron RFC
Awards	Military Cross

Lieutenant Charles Robert Davidson (born 1896, date of death unknown) was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories.^[1]

Davidson was posted to 14 Squadron in the Middle East in early 1917. He scored his first victory with them, driving down an enemy observation plane out of control at Beit Hanum on 23 September 1917. He transferred to 111 Squadron when it was founded as the fighter unit for the Middle East, and scored his second win on 4 October. Davidson then upgraded to a two-seater Bristol F.2 Fighter, which he used for four more wins, between 17 and 29 December 1917. For one of these triumphs, fellow ace Frederick John Knowles manned the guns in the rear seat. Davidson's final score was three enemy planes forced to land and then destroyed, and three driven down out of control. He left 111 Squadron on 9 January 1918, five days before he was awarded a Military Cross.^[2]

Sources of information

1. ^ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/scotland/davidson.php Retrieved 14 February 2010.
2. ^ Above the Trenches: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-1920. p. 134. 

Reference

Above the Trenches: a Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-1920. Christopher F. Shores, Norman L. R. Franks, Russell Guest. Grub Street, 1990. ISBN 0-948817-19-4, 9780948817199.

Persondata
Name	Davidson, Charles
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1896
Place of birth	Scotland
Date of death
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