Frederick Alan Aikman

Frederick Alan Aikman
Nickname(s)	Butch
Born	(1919-03-05)5 March 1919 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died	21 March 1991(1991-03-21) (aged 72) St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Allegiance	British Empire
Service / branch	Royal Canadian Air Force
Years of service	1940–1945
Unit	No. 134 Squadron No. 154 Squadron
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Distinguished Flying Cross & Bar

Frederick Alan "Butch" Aikman DFC and Bar (5 March 1919 – 21 March 1991) was a Canadian World War II fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal Air Force, credited with 9.5 victories.

Biography

Born on 5 March 1919, Aikman was a clerk and ledger keeper and served as a sergeant in The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada before enlisting in the Royal Canadian Air Force on 6 November 1940. After graduation from flight training school on 13 September 1941, Aikman was posted overseas to serve with the Royal Air Force. He joined No. 154 Squadron on 6 January 1942. The squadron moved to North Africa in January 1943, where Aikman achieved his victories before being hospitalized for malaria on 27 July. After the recuperation in Canada, Aikman was retrained to fly Dakotas and reposted overseas on 27 September 1944. Flying with No. 436 Squadron RCAF from 14 November 1944 to 23 September 1945, Aikman was returned to Canada on 23 November 1945, and released from service the following month.

Aikman died in St. Catharines, Ontario, on 21 March 1991 at the age of 72.

Victories

Date	#	Type	Location	Aircraft flown	Unit assigned	Notes
12 November 1942	one	Ju.88				destroyed
13 November 1942	one	Ju.88				destroyed
16 November 1942	two	Savoia				half-share in each
22 November 1942	one	Ju.88				probably destroyed
28 November 1942	two	Do.217				1 destroyed 1 damaged
13 January 1943	one	FW.190				destroyed
5 April 1943	one	Ju.87				destroyed
5 April 1943	one	Bf.109G				damaged
10 April 1943	one	Bf.109G				destroyed
13 April 1943	one	Bf.109G				damaged
25 April 1943	one	Bf.109G				destroyed
17 July 1943	one	Macchi				destroyed (fighter)