Lieutenant William Thomas Barnes DFC (10 March 1892 – 28 November 1920) was an English World War I flying ace.
The next day, Barnes survived anti-aircraft fire that severely damaged Bristol Fighter serial number D7981.
He then ran off a string of four consecutive destructions of Fokker D.VIIs during September, setting one aflame in flight on the 4th, destroying two more on the 16th, and ruining another on the 17th.
On the morning of 1 October 1918, he torched another German fighter, and drove one down out of control south of Le Cateau, all in five minutes.
[1] Barnes was promoted to lieutenant on 10 December 1918,[4] but was retired from the RAF for ill health with a gratuity on 27 or 28 January 1920.