branch death_date birth_place unit awards birth_date rank article_title name
royal flying corps 21 february 1920 natal , south africa no. 12 squadron raf distinguished flying cross with bar 19 august 1895 lieutenant croye pithey
 croye rothes pithey
croye pithey

lieutenant croye rothes pithey was a south african world war i flying ace credited with 10 aerial victories .
he was one of the war 's handful of bomber pilots to become a balloon buster ; he may have been the only pilot to do it twice .
he was also celebrated for his feats of visual and photographic reconnaissance under hazardous circumstances .
