Norman Craig Millman Explained

Norman Craig Millman
Birth Date:30 March 1890
Death Date:27 July 1981
Allegiance:Canada
British Empire
Branch:Royal Flying Corps
Rank:Captain
Unit:No. 48 Squadron RAF
Awards:Military Cross
Air Force Cross

Captain Norman Craig Millman was a Canadian First World War flying ace credited with six aerial victories.[1] [2]

He joined the Royal Flying Corps in May 1916.[1] He began his pilot's career as an instructor and test pilot.[2] He was posted to 48 Squadron to fly a Bristol F.2 Fighter on 20 August 1917. He became a flight commander,[1] then rose to command the unit. While there, he drove six enemy planes down out of control between 11 November 1917 and 8 March 1918.[2] He left the squadron in May 1918,[1] and became an instructor back in England.[2] He was awarded the Military Cross the following month, with the citation, appearing in The London Gazette in June, reading as follows:

Notes and References

  1. Book: Above the Trenches: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-1920. limited. Christopher F. Shores, Norman L. R. Franks, Russell Guest. Grub Street . 1990. 281 . 9780948817199.,
  2. http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/canada/millman.php "Norman Millman"