Euan Dickson was one of the most successful Allied bomber pilots of the First World War, flying 175 raids, and shooting down 14 enemy aircraft with the help of his observer.
Euan Dickson
Personal details
Full Name:
Euan Dickson
Lifetime:
31 Mar 1892 – 10 Mar 1980
Biography
Events In History
25 August 1920
Captain Euan Dickson completed the first air crossing of Cook Strait, flying a 110-hp Le Rhone Avro from Christchurch to Upper Hutt with the first air mail between the South and North Islands.
Articles
The War in the air
More than 800 New Zealanders served as air or ground crew in the war between 1914 and 1918, the vast majority of them in Europe. A handful saw action in Gallipoli and the Middle East. Read the full article
Page 4 - New Zealand's air war 1914-1918
With no military flying corps in New Zealand, hundreds of adventurous young Kiwis joined British and Australian air services during the First World
Main image: Captain Euan Dickson
One of the most successful bomber pilots of the war was New Zealander Captain Euan Dickson, who flew 175 raids over German-occupied territory and, with his observer, shot down 14 enemy aircraft.