D'Urban Armstrong

D'Urban Victor Armstrong
Born	26 July 1897 Natal, South Africa
Died	13 November 1918 Near Bouvincourt
Allegiance	British Empire
Service/branch	Flying service
Years of service	ca 1915 - 1918
Rank	Captain
Unit	No. 60 Squadron RFC, No. 44 Squadron RFC, No. 78 Squadron RFC, No. 151 Squadron RAF
Awards	Distinguished Flying Cross

Captain D'Urban Victor Armstrong was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.

Armstrong joined the Royal Flying Corps in 1915. He was assigned to No. 60 Squadron the following year; while with them, he scored a kill on 9 November 1916. His next posting was to No. 44 Squadron on home defense duties. In 1917, he was transferred to No. 78 Squadron to lead a flight. His final assignment was with No. 151 Squadron. He was one of the first night fighter victors in aerial warfare, as 151 Squadron was the Royal Air Force's first night fighter squadron, 151 Squadron. Armstrong was credited with four nighttime victories between 29 June and 17 September 1918, including a Gotha G bomber on 24 August.^[1][2]

Two days after war's end, Armstrong was killed in a flying accident while flying aerobatics in his Sopwith Camel.

Inline citations

1. ^ Above the Trenches. p. 52. 
2. ^ The Aerodrome

References

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.

External links

• 151 Squadron official Web site

Persondata
Name	Armstrong, Durban
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	26 July 1897
Place of birth	Natal, South Africa
Date of death	13 November 1918
Place of death	Near Bouvincourt