Indra Lal Roy
War Hero
Indian fighter pilot who served in World War I and destroyed five aircraft in roughly 170 hours of flying time.
He attended St Paul's School, Hammersmith in London, England.
He made many sketches of aircraft while recuperating from injuries he sustained during a crash-landing in December 1917.
His nephew, Subroto Mukerjee, became the first Chief of Air Staff of the Indian Air Force.
He and Arthur Brown were both war-time flying aces.