Ernest Melville Charles Guest

Ernest Guest

DFC
Ernest Guest; DFC
Born	May 1920; Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia
Died	4 October 1943 (aged 23); Bay of Biscay
Allegiance	British Empire
Branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1939–1943
Rank	Flight Lieutenant
Service number	33501
Unit	No. 206 Squadron RAF; No. 200 Squadron RAF; No. 53 Squadron RAF;
Conflict	Second World War
Awards	Distinguished Flying Cross
Relations	Ernest Lucas Guest (father); Melville Guest (son); Ivor Forbes Guest (cousin);

Ernest Melville Charles Guest DFC (May 1920 – 4 October 1943) was a Southern Rhodesian Royal Air Force pilot of the Second World War. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1942 having flown more than 1,000 operational hours. Posted to South Africa as a flight navigation instructor, he was unhappy and got himself transferred back to England on operational duties. He soon went missing in October 1943 after taking on six Ju 88s while on an anti-submarine sortie.

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