Thomas Traill, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Traill

Royal Air Force officer

Date of Birth: 06-Aug-1899

Place of Birth: Argentina

Date of Death: 01-Oct-1973

Profession: flying ace

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Air Vice Marshal Thomas Cathcart Traill, (6 August 1899 – 1 October 1973) was a senior Royal Air Force officer.
He began his military career as a midshipman in the Royal Navy, transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in 1917 and rose to the rank of captain during the First World War, becoming a flying ace credited with eight aerial victories.
He remained in the newly formed Royal Air Force after the war; by the time he retired in 1954, he had risen to the rank of air vice marshal.