Oliver Henry Douglas Vickers

Name:

Country:

England

Rank:

Captain

Service:

Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force

Unit:

Victories:

Born:

13 September 1898

Place of Birth:

Mayfair, London, England

Died:

17 June 1928

Place of Death:

Tulloch, Scotland

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

Victories

	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

1	Observer John Cowell
2	Observer Samuel Thompson
3	Observer J A Hone