Captain Harold Thomas Mellings DSC*, DFC was a British World War I flying ace credited with 15 aerial victories.
2028 at the Beatty Flying School in Hendon on a Caudron biplane on 11 November 1915,[2] having joined the Royal Naval Air Service as a temporary probationary flight sub-lieutenant, and was confirmed in his rank on 3 April 1916.
[3] Mellings began his career as a fighter ace on 30 September 1916, when he flew a Bristol Scout to victory over an LVG near Smyrna.
[5] In November, Mellings destroyed enemy aircraft on the 19th, 25th, and 29th, becoming an ace while still flying Sopwith Triplane No.
[1] Mellings's final tally was ten enemy aeroplanes confirmed destroyed, five driven down out of control, and two unconfirmed victories.