Ian Fraser (Royal Navy pilot)

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Fraser in Malta during the Second World War With the Fleet Air Arm - Malta Gc. A16090.jpg
Fraser in Malta during the Second World War

Ian Duncan Fraser OBE DSC (11 September 1921 - 7 March 2015) was a Royal Navy Flight Lieutenant who disabled the Italian cruiser Luigi di Savoia Duca degli Abruzzi with a torpedo during the Second World War. [1] Fraser later served as a diplomat.

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  1. "Ian Fraser, naval pilot - obituary".