Edward Grahame Johnstone

Who is Edward Grahame Johnstone?

Lieutenant Edward Grahame Johnstone was a World War I flying ace credited with 17 aerial victories. He joined the Royal Naval Air Service on his 18th birthday, 6 May 1917. After training with No. 12 Naval Squadron, he was assigned to fly Sopwith Camels for No. 8 Naval Squadron. He scored his first triumph on 6 December 1917, followed by 16 more over the next eight months. His final tally was four enemy airplanes destroyed, three of which were shared with other British pilots, and thirteen driven down out of control, eight of which were shared.