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| Name: |
Oliver Henry Douglas Vickers |
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| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Captain |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Unit: |
20 |
| Victories: |
13 |
| Born: |
13 September 1898 |
| Place of Birth: |
Mayfair, London, England |
| Died: |
17 June 1928 |
| Place of Death: |
Tulloch, Scotland |
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The son of Douglas and Katharine Adelaide (Chetwynd) Vickers, Oliver Henry Douglas Vickers received Royal Aero Club Aviator's Certificate 3293 on an L. & P. biplane at London & Provincial School, Hendon on 3 August 1916. After joining the Royal Flying Corps, he was posted to 20 Squadron where he scored thirteen victories flyin the F.E.2d in 1917. |
Great Britain, Royal Aero Club Aviators' Certificates, 1910-1950 |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
29 Jun 1917 |
1610 |
20 |
F.E.2d (A6376) 1 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Becelaere |
| 2 |
03 Jul 1917 |
1700 |
20 |
F.E.2d (A6376) 2 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Becelaere |
| 3 |
12 Jul 1917 |
1700 |
20 |
F.E.2d (A6376) 1 |
Albatros D.III (DES) |
E of Ploegsteert Wood |
| 4 |
12 Jul 1917 |
1715 |
20 |
F.E.2d (A6376) 1 |
Albatros D.III (OOC) |
E of Ploegsteert Wood |
| 5 |
20 Jul 1917 |
0955 |
20 |
F.E.2d (A6376) 1 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Wervicq |
| 6 |
22 Jul 1917 |
1650 |
20 |
F.E.2d (A6376) 1 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Menin-Wervicq |
| 7 |
28 Jul 1917 |
1845 |
20 |
F.E.2d (A6376) 1 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
E of Messines |
| 8 |
16 Aug 1917 |
0855 |
20 |
F.E.2d (A6376) 3 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
E of Passchendaele |
| 9 |
16 Aug 1917 |
0917 |
20 |
F.E.2d (A6376) 3 |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
NE of Zonnebeke |
| 10 |
17 Aug 1917 |
1010 |
20 |
F.E.2d (A6376) 3 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Halluin |
| 11 |
17 Aug 1917 |
1012 |
20 |
F.E.2d (A6376) 3 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Halluin |
| 12 |
17 Aug 1917 |
1015 |
20 |
F.E.2d (A6376) 3 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Halluin |
| 13 |
17 Aug 1917 |
1015 |
20 |
F.E.2d (A6376) 3 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Halluin |
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| 1 |
Observer John Cowell |
| 2 |
Observer Samuel Thompson |
| 3 |
Observer J A Hone |
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