Arthur Ernest Newland

Arthur Ernest Newland
Born	1882 Enfield Lock, Middlesex, England
Died	1964 (aged 81–82) Edmonton, Essex, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army Royal Air Force
Rank	Sergeant
Unit	No. 20 Squadron RAF
Battles/wars	World War I
Awards	Distinguished Flying Medal & Bar

Sergeant Arthur Ernest Newland DFM & Bar (1882–1964) was a British World War I observer ace credited with 22 victories.

Newland was born about 1882 to Jane Newland, who was from Clerkenwell. His father William was a labourer from Westminster.

Newland was assigned to No. 20 Squadron RAF as an observer/gunner in the rear seat of a Bristol F.2 Fighter. He was teamed with several pilot aces, such as Paul Iaccaci, Dennis Latimer, and George E. Randall, although his primary pilot, with whom he scored ten victories, was August Iaccaci.

He scored his first triumph on 18 May 1918, and was already an ace by the end of the month, with 6 wins. He scored three more times in June. There was then a lull in his string, until his double victories on 14 August, followed by a hat trick on the 21st. Another win tallied on the 22nd made him a triple ace.

He then shot doubles on the 6th, 15th, and 27 September. Combined with a single on 16 September, that brought his final count to 22. In summary, he destroyed 19 enemy aircraft, including two shared victories. Additionally, he drove down three enemies out of control. With one exception, his victories were over enemy fighter planes.

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