Douglas Alfred Savage

Name:

Country:

England

Rank:

Lieutenant

Service:

Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force

Units:

62, 82

Victories:

Born:

1892

Place of Birth:

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Died:

1967

Place of Death:

Oxfordshire, England

The son of bookseller Alfred Savage, Douglas Alfred Savage served in the trenches before transferring to the Royal Flying Corps in 1917. After two months at Turnberry with 82 Squadron, he was posted to 62 Squadron as a Bristol Fighter pilot in January 1918. Scoring his fourth and fifth victories on 21 April 1918, he and observer Louis Thompson were shot down by anti-aircraft fire near Armentières. On 19 May 1918, Savage scored his sixth victory but his aircraft was shot up and he was forced to land. His cousin, Major Jack C. Savage, pioneered skywriting after World War I. Savage served with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (78896) during World War II.

Military Cross (MC)

T./Lt. Douglas Alfred Savage, Gen. List and R.A.F.
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty, especially on the following occasions. When on patrol attacked a formation of enemy aeroplanes, crashing one, while another fell to pieces in the air after a short combat. Attacked an Albatross, which he set on fire, and drove another down out of control. Attacked many ground targets from low altitudes.

Supplement to the London Gazette, 26 July 1918 (30813/8841)

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
1	26 Mar 1918		62	Bristol Fighter	EA (OOC) ¹
2	12 Apr 1918	1420	62	Bristol Fighter (B1234)	Pfalz D.III (OOC) ¹	E of Estaires
3	12 Apr 1918	1515	62	Bristol Fighter (B1234)	Albatros D.V (OOC) ¹	Aubers
4	21 Apr 1918	0945	62	Bristol Fighter (B1234)	Albatros D.V (DES) ¹	W of Lille
5	21 Apr 1918	0950	62	Bristol Fighter (B1234)	Pfalz D.III (DES) ¹	W of Lille
6	19 May 1918	1030	62	Bristol Fighter (B1336)	Albatros D.V (OOC) ²	Bray
7	02 Jun 1918	1945	62	Bristol Fighter (C953)	Fokker DR.I (OOC) ³	S of Pozières

1	Observer 2Lt Louis Thompson
2	Observer Lt E W Collis
3	Observer Sgt William Norman Holmes