Lieutenant Philip Terence Holligan DFC (20 May 1898 – 29 July 1986) was a British World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories.
[4] Holligan was commissioned as temporary second lieutenant (on probation) in the Royal Flying Corps on 29 August 1917,[5] and was confirmed in his rank, with seniority from 14 December 1917, on 14 March 1918.
He gained his first victory on 8 March 1918, flying with pilot Second Lieutenant Gordon Fox Rule, by driving down a Rumpler C reconnaissance aircraft over Brebières.
Holligan's final three victories came on 8 and 9 August, all Fokker D.VIIs, with pilot Captain Clifford Bowman, over Béthencourt, Falvy and Marchélepot.
[4] In November 1918 he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, his citation reading: Holligan finally left the RAF, being transferred to the unemployed list on 1 February 1919.