Victor Emmanuel Groom

Name:

Country:

England

Rank:

Captain

Service:

Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force

Units:

20, 111

Victories:

Born:

04 August 1898

Place of Birth:

Peckham, Surrey, England

Died:

December 1990

Place of Death:

Surrey, England

Victor Emmanuel Groom transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in September 1917. A Bristol Fighter pilot with 20 Squadron, he scored 8 victories in 1918 before returning home in September.

Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

Lieut. Victor Emmanuel Groom.
An officer of great courage and dash who never hesitates to attack the enemy regardless of the superiority in numbers. While on a recent patrol this officer was one of a formation of eight that engaged twenty-five hostile scouts. Lieut. Groom shot down one, and his observer (Lieut. Hardcastle) a few minutes later destroyed another. On a later date, accompanied by the same observer, they were attacked by twelve scouts; two of these they shot down.

Supplement to the London Gazette, 2 November 1918 (30989/12966)

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
1	08 May 1918	1645	20	Bristol Fighter	Fokker DR.I (DESF)	NW of Wervicq
2	14 May 1918	1845	20	Bristol Fighter (C4764)	Albatros D.V (DES)	E of Zillebeke Lake
3	14 May 1918	1850	20	Bristol Fighter (C4764)	C (DES)	SW of Polygon Wood
4	19 May 1918	1030	20	Bristol Fighter	Albatros D.V (OOC)	S of Calonne
5	01 Jun 1918	0630	20	Bristol Fighter (C4764)	Pfalz D.III (DES)	NW of Comines
6	01 Jun 1918	0630	20	Bristol Fighter (C4764)	Pfalz D.III (DES)	NW of Comines
7	30 Jul 1918	1930	20	Bristol Fighter (C7939)	Fokker D.VII (DESF)	Bailleul
8	30 Jul 1918	1930	20	Bristol Fighter (C7939)	Fokker D.VII (DESF)	Bailleul