Indra Lal Roy, Indian lieutenant and first Indian fighter aircraft pilot (died 1918)

Indra Lal Roy

Indian World War I flying ace (1898–1918)

Indra Lal Roy was the sole Indian World War I flying ace. While serving in the Royal Flying Corps and its successor, the Royal Air Force, he claimed ten aerial victories; five aircraft destroyed, and five 'down out of control' in just over 170 hours flying time, making him the…