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No. 66 Squadron RAF
No. 66 Squadron was a Royal Flying Corps and eventually Royal Air Force aircraft squadron. History World War I It was first formed at Filton on 30 June 1916 as a training squadron equipped with Royal Aircraft Factory BE2, BE12s and the Avro 504. The squadron received its first Sopwith Pup on 3 February 1917, and deployed to Vert Galand in the Somme, France on 12 March 1917. The Pups were exchanged for Sopwith Camels during October 1917AIR1/691779/204/148/26 and the squadron moved to join No. 14 Wing in Italy. During twelve months of fighting in Italy the squadron destroyed 172 enemy aircraft. On 13 March 1918 Lieutenant Alan Jerrard engaged nineteen enemy aircraft on his own; he managed to destroy three before he was forced to land and taken prisoner. He was awarded the squadron's only Victoria Cross for his efforts. At the end of the war the squadron stayed on in Italy for a few months, returning to the United Kingdom in March 1919 and was disbanded on 25 October 1919.Jeffor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Carpenter
Captain Peter Carpenter (6 December 1891 – 21 March 1971) was a Welsh fighter ace in World War I credited with 24 victories. Early life Peter Carpenter was born in Cardiff, Wales, to Peter S. and Jane Carpenter, who had eight other children. The elder Peter Carpenter was a ship's pilot who owned his own boat and worked the Bristol Channel and Western Approaches. Carpenter attended the National School in Grange Town, Cardiff, until age 14. He was a rugby union star at school. He apparently worked for a printer immediately after leaving school. At age 17, he joined Spillers & Baker Company as a clerk; around 1910, he became a representative for them at their Stockport office. Infantry service He joined the Public Schools Royal Fusiliers in 1915 and was assigned to 24 Training Battalion as an instructor. He played rugby on his battalion team. He transferred to 19 Battalion and went to France with them as a sergeant on 14 November 1915. He also played for this battalion's ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Carrall Hilborn
Captain William Carrall Hilborn (whose middle and last names are variously spelled Carroll and Hillborn) (5 July 1898 – 26 August 1918) was a World War I Canadian flying ace. He was raised as a western Canadian pioneer. He undertook his own aviation education in his eagerness to join the Royal Flying Corps. He overcame physical problems and a tendency toward airsickness to become a wingman to famed Canadian ace William George Barker. After scoring seven victories in Italy, Hilborn died on 26 August 1918, of injuries received in a flying accident. Early life William Carrall Hilborn was born on 5 July 1898 in Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada; his middle and family names were later variously given as "Carroll" and "Hillborn". His parents were Josephine Elizabeth and Stephan Lundy Hilborn. William Carrall was the second son; he would come to have six younger siblings. He grew up on his family's ranch and was taught his primary education in a school built by his father. In later ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Koch Boysen
Lieutenant Harold Koch Boysen was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories. Boysen joined the Royal Flying Corps in June 1917. After training, he was assigned to 66 Squadron to fly a Sopwith Pup. He would not have any success until the unit re-equipped with Sopwith Camels and transferred fronts from France to northern Italy. He scored a victory in December 1917. In January 1918, he crashed while landing in a fog, and was injured. Upon recovery, he then scored four more times in May 1918, including one win shared with Lieutenant Christopher McEvoy. See also * List of World War I flying aces from the United States The following is a list of flying aces from the United States of America who served in World War I Overview Even before the United States entry into World War I in April 1917, many Americans volunteered to serve in the armed forces of Great Br ... References * ''American Aces of World War I.'' Norman Franks, Harry Dempsey. Osprey Publishing, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Oliver Andrews
Air Vice Marshal John Oliver Andrews, (20 July 1896 – 29 May 1989) was an English flying ace of the First World War and later a senior officer in the Royal Air Force. He was credited with twelve aerial victories. His most significant victory was over German ace Stefan Kirmaier, although he also enjoyed some success against Max Immelmann and Manfred von Richthofen. He continued his military career through the Second World War, rising into increasingly responsible staff positions during the interwar years, then successively commanding two fighter groups during the war. His career was capped by his admission into the Order of the Bath. Early life and service John Oliver Andrews was a Manchester brewer's son. He attended Dame Alice Owen's School from 1908–1911, followed by attendance at Manchester High School from 1911–1912. He joined The Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment), being commissioned a second lieutenant on 9 October 1914. Aerial service in the First World War 1914–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augustus Paget (aviator)
''For the British diplomat, see Augustus Paget.'' Second Lieutenant Augustus Paget (1898 – 30 October 1918) was a British World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories. Biography Early life Augustus Paget was one of 13 children born to George Lewis Paget (b. 1849), of Kenilworth Farm, Bromham, Wiltshire, and his wife Harriet Miriam. Military service Paget served in the 27th Territorial Reserve Battalion, before transferring to the Royal Flying Corps. On 10 September 1917 he was sent to the 1st Officer Cadet Wing for basic military training. He attended No. 1 School of Military Aeronautics from 13 October, and No. 2 School of Military Aeronautics from 2 November. From cadet he was commissioned as a temporary second lieutenant (on probation) on 1 January 1918. On 2 February 1918, he was assigned to No. 35 Wing, and posted to No. 1 Training Depot Station. He was transferred to No. 63 Training Depot Station on 20 March, and was confirmed in his rank on 25 May. P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Myron MacDonald
Lieutenant William Myron MacDonald was an American-born Canadian flying ace. He was credited with eight confirmed victories during World War I while flying as a wingman to Victoria Cross winner William George Barker. Early life William Myron MacDonald was born in Connecticut, USA on 3 November 1890. His family moved to Vancouver, British Columbia in 1893. MacDonald was working as a marine motor engineer in Vancouver when he enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force. Upon enlistment, he was a bachelor; his next of kin was Catherine MacDonald. However, as his attestation paper is missing, his actual date of enlistment is unknown; his Canadian citizenship also becomes questionable, as he is not known to have sworn allegiance to the Crown. World War I MacDonald began his military hitch in the motor transport segment of the Army Service Corps. He served in this mundane assignment for more than two years, most of it overseas duty. In August 1917, he was commissioned into the Royal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Ross Eycott-Martin
Captain Harold Ross Eycott-Martin (2 January 1897 – date of death unknown) was a British pilot in the First World War. He began and ended his military career in the Royal Engineers. While seconded for duty with the Royal Air Force, he would win a Military Cross in the well-known air action in Italy in which Alan Jerrard won his Victoria Cross. Eycott-Martin would end the war as a flying ace credited with eight aerial victories. In the aftermath of the war, he would fall into disgrace. After being declared bankrupt, he would desert the Engineers and be ejected from the army. Early life Harold Ross Eycott-Martin was born in Upper Norwood, London.''1901 England Census''''1911 England Census'' He was the eldest son. His father was a civil servant in Bechuanaland. His mother's home residence in England was Lindfield, West Sussex, near Haywards Heath. World War I Eycott-Martin was commissioned on 27 October 1915, at the age of 18, as a second lieutenant in the Royal Engineers from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher McEvoy
Christopher McEvoy, (2 February 1899 – 12 October 1953) was a British aviator and flying ace, credited with nine aerial victories during the First World War. Early life Christopher McEvoy was born in Cricklewood, North London on 2 February 1899. He was the first-born son of The Reverend Cuthbert McEvoy and his wife Margaret. First World War When old enough, McEvoy joined the Royal Flying Corps. In January 1918, he was assigned to No. 66 Squadron in Italy as a pilot. He was slightly wounded the following month, and hospitalized for a short while. On 30 March 1918, he scored his first aerial victory; by 1 August, he had run his tally of victories to nine. Illness then removed him from the cockpit; he was medically evacuated back to England with dysentery. After recovery, he served in No. 37(Home Defence) Squadron. He was awarded Distinguished Flying Cross, gazetted on 23 September 1918: List of aerial victories Second World War and beyond McEvoy returned to service in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilliard Brooke Bell
Captain Hilliard Brooke Bell (9 March 1897 – 16 September 1960) was a Canadian First World War flying ace credited with ten aerial victories while serving in the British Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force. Early life and education Hilliard Brooke Bell was born to Edwin and Sarah R. Bell (née Brooke) in Chatham, Ontario, but later the family moved to Toronto. Bell was educated at St. Andrew's College, Aurora, where he joined the College Officer Training Corps. He then attended University College, Toronto, where he became a member of the Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity. Hilliard gave up his studies to join the 67th (University of Toronto) Battery Depot, Canadian Field Artillery, at Kingston on 23 May 1916. World War I Bell initially served as a gunner, until commissioned as a lieutenant in November. He then waited for a posting to a battery for five months, before eventually requesting a transfer to the Royal Flying Corps. He began his training in early 1917 at Camp Borden, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Apps
Lieutenant Gordon Frank Mason Apps (3 May 1899 – 24 October 1931) was a British-born World War I flying ace credited with 10 aerial victories. After working for the Imperial Wireless Chain in England postwar, he returned to Canada and joined the nascent Royal Canadian Air Force. He performed pioneering aerial photography survey work while in the RCAF. Early life Gordon Frank Mason Apps was born on 3 May 1899 in Lenham, Kent. He was the second oldest of the four sons of Kate Helena and Henry Apps, a sanitary inspector. Gordon Apps first attended the local Lenham School, then Sutton Valence School. Once educated, he worked for about a year and a half at the Tilling-Hastings munitions and engine factory. World War I Gordon Apps followed his elder brother into the Artists Rifles in 1917; he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in late August. His training took him successively through No. 2 Officer Cadet Wing and No. 2 School of Instruction at Oxford before he transferred to No. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles M
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in '' Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch and German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
