Donald Clyde Inglis

Born 1893 - Died 12 Feb 1964

Service number: WWI 2/115 AWMM
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Armed force / branch: Army AWMM
Air Force AWMM
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War: World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

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Donald Clyde Inglis — Air Training Corps commanders. Wellington. L-R: Wing Commander GA Nicholls (Commandant of the Air Training Corps Air Headquarters) and Flight Lieutenant DC Inglis (Commanding Officer of the Wellington Wing of the Air Training Corps). Air Force Museum (PR584) No Known Copyright Restrictions

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He received his wings in January 1917.

Principal types of aircraft flown by 1919: Avro, Sopwith, Fokker and a SE ('British Single Engined')

Qualified as an engineer during World War I.

Parents: Herbert McClelland and Lucy Fanny Hilyard Inglis.

Commanding Officer of the Wellington Wing of the Air Training Corps AWMM
The following is an excerpt from Wikipedia on the death of Major Edward C ("Mick") Mannock VC; DSO & 2 Bars; MC & Bar (1887-1918) - one of the most decorated Royal Flying Corps members who was escorting the New Zealander Lieutenant Donald C. Inglis.
"On 26 July, Major Mannock offered to help a new arrival, Lt. Donald C. Inglis from New Zealand, obtain his first victory. After shooting down an enemy LVG two-seater behind the German front-line, Mannock is believed to have dived to the crash site to view the wreckage, seemingly breaking one of the unwritten rules of fellow pilots. In consequence, while crossing the trenches the fighters were met with a massive volley of ground-fire. The engine of Mannock's aircraft was hit and immediately caught fire, and shortly after the plane crashed behind German lines. Mannock's body is believed to have been found, though this is unproven, about 250 yards from the wreck of his machine, perhaps thrown, perhaps jumped. The body showed no gunshot wounds; Mannock always promised to shoot himself if he was ever going down in flames. The BBC Timewatch programme "WW1 Aces Falling" details the search to prove whether or not that this body was that of Mannock. Inglis described what happened:
Falling in behind Mick again we made a couple of circles around the burning wreck and then made for home. I saw Mick start to kick his rudder, then I saw a flame come out of his machine; it grew bigger and bigger. Mick was no longer kicking his rudder. His nose dropped slightly and he went into a slow right-hand turn, and hit the ground in a burst of flame. I circled at about twenty feet but could not see him, and as things were getting hot, made for home and managed to reach our outposts with a punctured fuel tank. Poor Mick ...the bl..dy bas..ds had shot my Major down in flames"
Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 18 August 2017 - Wikipedia : Major Edward C ("Mick") Mannock VC; DSO; MC - of the Royal Flying Corps.

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