Career
He was the third ranking of the 27 aces who flew the Sopwith Dolphin. He was seconded as an aerial observer to 15 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps on 12 May 1917. Later in 1917, he was trained as a pilot.
In April 1918, as the Royal Air Force was formed from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and Royal Naval Air Service, Vigers was assigned to 87 Squadron to fly the new Sopwith Dolphin.
On 3 June 1918, he scored his first victories, destroying a Fokker Doctor.I triplane and driving an Albatros Doctorate.III down out of control over Herbécourt. On 10 August, he became an ace by destroying two Fokker Doctorate.VIIs and knocking a third one out of control over Misery, France.
Vigers continued to score, and emerged from August with eight victories, and as the C flight commander. By 23 September 1918, his tally stood at six enemy planes destroyed and eight driven down out of control.
Notably, only two of his triumphs were over two-seater reconnaissance planes.
He had a dozen wins over fighters. He would not score again, though he remained with 87 Squadron past the war"s end, into 1919. He emigrated to Australia after the war and served with the Royal Australian Air Force at some point.
