Arthur G. Jones-Williams
| Arthur Gordon Jones-Williams | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 6, 1898 |
| Died | December 17, 1929 (aged 31) French Tunisia |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
Royal Flying Corps Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | ? - 1929 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit |
No. 29 Squadron RFC No. 65 Squadron RAF |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Awards |
Order of the British Empire Military Cross with Bar French Croix de Guerre |
Captain Arthur Gordon Jones-Williams (6 October 1898 – 17 December 1929) was a World War I flying ace originating from Wales. He was credited with eleven aerial victories. In 1929, he made two attempts at setting a nonstop flight record.
As of 25 January 1917, Second Lieutenant Jones-Williams was seconded from the Welsh Regiment to the Royal Flying Corps.
Jones-Williams's first victory string was achieved while flying a Nieuport fighter for 29 Squadron. He flew as a wingman to D'Arcy Fowlis Hilton; he was also friends with Charles Cudemore.
Between 14 April and 23 September 1917, Jones-Williams drove down out of control eight German fighter planes. His second victory came while flying a Sopwith Camel for 65 Squadron. Between 5 September and 4 October 1918, he drove down out of control three more German fighters.
Jones-Williams, while still a second lieutenant, had been brevetted a Temporary Captain when he had been raised to a flight leader's slot on 25 May 1917. On 1 August 1919, he was granted a permanent commission as a captain. On 1 January 1928, he was promoted from Flight Lieutenant to Squadron Leader.
Between 24 and 26 April 1929, Jones-Williams and his co-pilot Lieutenant Norman Jenkins made the first flight from the United Kingdom to British India, covering 4,130 miles (6,651 kilometers) between RAF Cranwell and Karachi in 50 hours 48 minutes in a Fairey Long-Range Monoplane, falling only 336 miles (541 kilometers) short of the world non-stop flight distance record.
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