Frederick Alan Aikman

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.

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.

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.