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Eric Stanley Lock, DSO, DFC & Bar (19 April 1919 – 3 August 1941) was a British Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter pilot and flying ace of the Second World War. Born in Shrewsbury , Shropshire in 1919, Lock had his first experience of flying as a teenager.
- 1939–1941
- Royal Air Force
May 21, 2015 · Eric Lock was the most successful British-born RAF pilot during the Battle of Britain. By the time of his death in 1941 ‘Sawn Off Lockie’ Lock was a quadruple ace with 21 kills with the majority of these coming during the Battle of Britain -16. Eric Lock was born in 1920 near Shrewsbury.
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Sep 15, 2020 · Eric Lock is remembered for being one of the very best Aces of the Second World War, and were it not for his disappearance and presumed death on August 3, 1941, ten months on from the end of the Battle of Britain, he may have been officially named as our greatest ever pilot.
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Jan 19, 2019 · Eric Stanley Lock might have been called “Sawn-Off Lockie” due to his rather petite stature, but he was more than just a short airman from Shropshire, England. Brought into the limelight by the Battle of Britain, his name is engraved on the pages of history.
Aug 23, 2021 · Eighty years ago Shropshire hero Eric Lock, hailed by some modern historians as the RAF's greatest ace of the Battle of Britain, simply disappeared. By Toby Neal. Published Aug 23, 2021. Eric...
Apr 9, 2005 · Shropshire-born Eric Lock might have achieved much in civilian life, but circumstances conspired against him. Instead he became the RAF's most successful British-born pilot in the Battle of ...
Eric Lock was the most successful British-born fighter pilot in the Battle of Britain, shooting down 16 German aircraft and having a total of 22 confirmed victories. Born 19 April 1920 in Bayston in Shropshire, Lock was educated at Prestfelde School.
