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James Harry Lacey, DFM & Bar (1 February 1917 – 30 May 1989), known as Ginger Lacey, was one of the top scoring Royal Air Force fighter pilots of the Second World War and was the second-highest scoring RAF fighter pilot of the Battle of Britain, behind Pilot Officer Eric Lock of No. 41 Squadron RAF.
- 1937–1967
- Royal Air Force
26 de oct. de 2023 · World War Two fighter pilot James Harry "Ginger" Lacey is being honoured with a blue plaque this weekend at his birthplace - now the site of a German-owned supermarket. While WW2 pilots...
Lacey was awarded the DFM (gazetted 23rd August 1940) and a Bar (gazetted 26th November 1940). Commissioned in January 1941, he was promoted to Acting Flight Lieutenant on 26th June and appointed ‘A’ Flight Commander. Lacey destroyed a Me109 on 10th July, damaged another on the 14th, destroyed a He59 on the 17th and two more Me109s on the 24th.
20 de jul. de 2012 · 30 May 1989. Country. United Kingdom. Category. Military-Air. Gender. Male. Contributor: Alan Chanter. One of the RAF's most famous fighter pilots of the Second World War, James Harry "Ginger" Lacey was born at Wetherby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom on the 1st of February 1917.
23 de jul. de 2017 · BBC News. World War Two fighter pilot James Harry "Ginger" Lacey is being honoured with a blue plaque this weekend at his birthplace - now the site of a German-owned supermarket. While WW2...
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- Tom Airey
18 de ene. de 2022 · Cualquiera que se interese por los aviadores de la Segunda Guerra Mundial conocerá a Ginger Lacey, menos conocido por su nombre completo, James Harry Lacey, al que se le atribuyen 18 muertes durante la Batalla de Inglaterra;
James Harry Lacey, DFM & Bar (1 February 1917 – 30 May 1989), was one of the top scoring Royal Air Force fighter pilots of the Second World War and was the second-highest scoring RAF fighter pilot of the Battle of Britain, behind Pilot Officer Eric Lock of No. 41 Squadron RAF.
