Pilot Flying Officer William Lidstone ‘Willie’ McKnight
No. 242 Squadron, RAF Coltishall, December 1940
William Lidstone McKnight, DFC & Bar (18 November 1918 – 12 January 1941) was a Canadian aviator and flying ace of the Second World War. He was Canada’s fifth-highest scoring ace of the war. McKnight joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) in early 1939 and served in No. 242 Squadron RAF during the final phase of the Battle of France, covering the Allied retreat from Brittany, and later the Battle of Britain.
McKnight scored 17 victories, as well as two shared and three unconfirmed kills. He was shot down and killed on 12 January 1941 during a fighter sweep over Calais
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Original
9.59m
12.20m
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Original
9.59m
12.20m
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Original
9.59m
12.20m
3rd
3,197mm
4,.067mm
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8th
1,199mm
1,525mm
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24th
399.6mm
508.3mm
4th
2,398mm
3,050mm
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9th
1,066mm
1,356mm
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32nd
299.7mm
381.3mm
5th
1,918mm
2,440mm
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10th
959mm
1,220mm
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48th
199.8mm
1,220mm
6th
1,598mm
2,033mm
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12th
799mm
1.017mm
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72nd
133.2mm
169.4mm
7th
1,370mm
1,743mm
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16th
599mm
763mm
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144th
66.6mm
84.7mm
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4th – 5th Scale
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144th Scale
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72nd Scale
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48th Scale
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32nd Scale
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24th Scale
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