Corporal Frederick John Knowles (1 November 1895 – 31 December 1979) was a Scottish World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories.
Military service Knowles served in No. 111 Squadron in Palestine, part of 40th (Army) Wing, in the Egyptian Expeditionary Force during the Sinai and Palestine campaign. Between 12 December 1917 and 18 January 1918 while flying as observer/gunner to a number of pilots, he accounted for seven enemy aircraft, all but one destroyed.
Air Mechanic 2nd Class Knowles' award of the Military Medal was gazetted on 10 April 1918.
List of aerial victories
Confirmed victories are numbered and listed chronologically. Unconfirmed victories are denoted by "u/c" and may or may not be listed by date.
+VictoriesFranks et.al. (1997), p.30. No.Date/timeAircraftFoeResultLocationNotes 1 12 December 1917@ 1030 hours Bristol F.2b FighterSerial number A7202 Albatros D.V Driven down out of control Tul Keram Pilot: Peter Roy Maxwell Drummond 2 12 December 1917@ 1035 hours Bristol F.2b Fighters/n A7202 Albatros D.V Destroyed Northwest of Tul Keram Pilot: Peter Roy Maxwell Drummond 3 12 December 1917@ 1045 hours Bristol F.2b Fighters/n A7202 Albatros D.V Destroyed Wadi el Auja Pilot: Peter Roy Maxwell Drummond 4 14 December 1917@ 0945 hours Bristol F.2b Fighters/n A7202 Albatros D.V Destroyed North of Beit She'an Pilot: Peter Roy Maxwell Drummond 5 28 December 1917@ 1600 hours Bristol F.2b Fighters/n A7192 Two-seater aircraft Forced to land; destroyed Nebulus Valley Pilot: Charles Davidson 6 17 January 1918@ 0920 hours Bristol F.2b Fighters/n A7192 Two-seater aircraft Destroyed Kalkilieh Pilot: Austin Lloyd Fleming 7 17 January 1918@ 1130 hours Bristol F.2b Fighters/n A7198 Two-seater aircraft Destroyed Between Jaffa and Arsuf Pilot: Austin Lloyd Fleming; also shared with another air crew
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