David Coke

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David Arthur Coke, DFC (1915–1941) was a British pilot.

The eldest son of Thomas Coke, 4th Earl of Leicester of Holkham (Viscount Coke during his life), he was a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force Reserve during the Second World War and is considered a flying ace. As a Flying Officer he flew a Hawker Hurricane with 257 Squadron during the Battle of Britain. He also fought in the Balkans Campaign, and the Syrian campaign. Had he not been shot down and killed later in Syria, he would have become the Earl of Leicester. He also became great friends with famed author Roald Dahl during the Syrian and Balkans campaigns.

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Roald Dahl Going Solo ISBN:0141303107