caption serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date nickname rank image article_title name
indra lal roy in an rfc uniform . 1917 - 1918 20px royal flying corps united kingdom carvin , france 22 july 1918 -lrb- aged 19 -rrb- calcutta , british india india british india distinguished flying cross western front , first world war 2 december 1898 `` laddie '' lieutenant laddie roy.jpg indra lal roy
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indra lal roy

indra lal roy -lrb- -rrb- , dfc -lrb- 2 december 1898 -- 22 july 1918 -rrb- was the first indian flying ace .
he served in the first world war with the royal flying corps and its successor , the royal air force .
he claimed five aircraft destroyed -lrb- including one shared -rrb- , and five ` down out of control ' wins -lrb- including another shared -rrb- in just over 170 hours flying time .
