20180522 - R A Little

Little’s formidable achievements with the RNAS meant that he is not on the commemorative walls at the Australian War Memorial (AWM) reserved for those who died in Australian units. He is, however, one of seven Australians listed in the AWM Commemorative Book (a Roll of Honour of those who served in non-Australian forces) as having been killed flying with the RNAS during the First World War.

His official tally of confirmed victories was forty-seven. Of these, twenty were credited as destroyed, two as captured, and twenty-five as "out of control". He was also believed to be responsible for many others driven down or forced to land, which were not counted in his official total. This score made him the most prolific Australian ace of all time. He ranks eighth among all British Commonwealth aces of World War 1, and fourteenth of all World War I aces.

TABLE OF VICTORIES

Victories 1-4 were scored while flying a Sopwith Pup.
Victories 5-28 were scored flying Sopwith Triplanes.
Victories 29-47 were scored flying Sopwith Camels.

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Kill	Date	Type	Result	Location	Kill	Date	Type	Result	Location
1	23/11/1916	Unidentified 2 seater	Destroyed	La Bassee	25	03/07/1917	Albatros D V	Out of control	Lens
2	04/12/1916	Halberstadt D II	Out of control	Bapaume	26	03/07/1917	Albatros D V	Out of control	Lens-La Bassee
3	20/12/1916	Unidentified 2 seater	Out of control	Fontaine	27	06/07/1917	Unidentified 2 seater	Destroyed	N Izel
4	07/01/1917	Albatros D II	Out of control	Grevillers	28	10/07/1917	Albatros D V	Out of control	Fampoux
5	07/04/1917	Albatros D III	Destroyed	Lens	29	12/07/1917	Albatros D V	Out of control	Vitry-Drocourt
6	09/04/1917	Halberstadt D II	Out of control	Noyelles-Lens	30	13/07/1917	Unidentified 2 seater	Out of control (shared)	Lens
7	21/04/1917	Albatros D III	Destroyed	Oppy	31	13/07/1917	Albatros D V	Captured	Croiselles
8	24/04/1917	Aviatik C	Captured (shared)	Auchel	32	15/07/1917	Albatros D V	Out of control	Lens
9	28/04/1917	Unidentified 2 seater	Destroyed	Oppy	33	16/07/1917	Unidentified 2 seater	Out of control	Gravrelle
10	29/04/1917	Albatros D III	Destroyed (shared)	Douai	34	20/07/1917	DFW C V	Destroyed (shared)	Lens
11	30/04/1917	Albatros D III	Out of control	E Arras	35	21/07/1917	Albatros D V	Out of control	E Oppy
12	30/04/1917	Albatros D III	Out of control	E Arras	36	22/07/1917	Unidentified 2 seater	Out of control	Rouvroy
13	02/05/1917	Albatros D III	Out of control	Vitry	37	22/07/1917	Albatros D V	Out of control	Lens
14	09/05/1917	LVG C	Out of control	S E Lens	38	27/07/1917	Unidentified 2 seater	Destroyed (shared)	Loos
15	09/05/1917	Albatros D III	Out of control	S E Lens	39	01/04/1918	Fokker Dr I	Destroyed	Oppy
16	10/05/1917	Albatros D III	Out of control	Lens	40	06/04/1918	DFW C V	Destroyed	Lens
17	18/05/1917	DFW C	Destroyed	N E Lens	41	07/04/1918	Fokker Dr I	Destroyed	Violanes
18	18/05/1917	Albatros D III	Destroyed	N E Lens	42	09/04/1918	Albatros C	Destroyed (shared)	Givenchy
19	23/05/1917	Albatros D III	Out of control (shared)	W Douai	43	11/04/1918	Albatros D V	Destroyed	Bac St Maur
20	25/05/1917	Albatros D III	Out of control	Quiery la Motte	44	21/04/1918	Pfalz D III	Out of control	Bailleul
21	16/06/1917	Unidentified 2 seater	Destroyed (shared)	Wingles	45	18/05/1918	Pfalz D III	Out of control (shared)	Neuf Berquin
22	21/06/1917	Albatros D V	Destroyed	Henin-Lietard	46	22/05/1918	Albatros C	Destroyed	Mory-St-Leger
23	26/06/1917	Unidentified 2 seater	Destroyed	Acheville	47	22/05/1918	DFW C	Destroyed	Morchies
24	29/06/1917	Albatros D V	Out of control (shared)	E Lens