Douglas Cameron (RAF officer)

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Douglas Euan Cameron (18 January 1893 – 10 June 1939) was a World War I flying ace in the Royal Air Force. Born in Southampton, England, he became a second lieutenant in No. 1 Squadron RAF in 1918. He earned five confirmed aerial victories that year, with his first on 15 September against a Pfalz D.XII and his other wins against Fokker D.VII fighters, the last two on 28 October. Four of his five victories were shared with other pilots, including Charles Lavers and William Ernest Staton. He was appointed a probationary temporary second lieutenant on 10 March 1918, confirmed on 20 May, and joined No. 1 Squadron on 19 June. He moved to the Unemployed List on 11 January 1919 and received a mention in despatches in May for valuable services during the war. After the war, Cameron became a psychologist. He died by suicide in 1939, by carbon monoxide poisoning in his vehicle in the Sussex Downs, Surrey, England.