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Arthur Whitehair Vigers
Nickname(s)Wiggy
Born(1890-01-20)20 January 1890
Isleworth, Middlesex, United Kingdom
DiedSeptember 1968 (aged 77–78)
Bunbury, Western Australia
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Royal Air Force
Years of service1908–1919
RankCaptain
UnitLondon Cable Signal Company
No. 15 Squadron RFC
No. 87 Squadron RAF
Battles/warsWorld War I
 • Western Front
AwardsMilitary Cross
Distinguished Flying Cross
Other workCommercial pilot in Australia and served in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II

Captain Arthur Whitehair Vigers MC, DFC (20 January 1890 – September 1968) was a British World War I flying ace credited with 14 aerial victories.[1] He was the third ranking of the 27 aces who flew the Sopwith Dolphin,[2] and the highest scoring ace in his squadron.[3]

  1. ^ Shores, Franks & Guest (1990), pp. 372–373.
  2. ^ "Sopwith Dolphin". The Aerodrome. 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  3. ^ "87 Squadron". The Aerodrome. 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.

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