Sergeant John Jones was a World War I

flying ace A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ace is varied, but is usually co ...

credited with 15 aerial victories. John Jones served as an observer/gunner in the

Bristol F.2 Fighter The Bristol F.2 Fighter is a British First World War two-seat biplane fighter and reconnaissance aircraft developed by Frank Barnwell at the Bristol Aeroplane Company. It is often simply called the Bristol Fighter, ''"Brisfit"'' or ''"Biff"'' ...

s of No. 22 Squadron. Flying with such pilots as Second Lieutenants

Frank George Gibbons Flight Lieutenant Frank George Gibbons (13 June 1899 – 21 May 1932) was a British First World War flying ace credited with fourteen aerial victories. He served in the Royal Air Force post-war, until killed in a flying accident during an air ra ...

, Sydney A. Oades, Stanley Wallage,

, and Captain William John Mostyn, Jones began his victory streak on 5 December 1917. Six months later, on 2 June 1918, he had run his total to four enemy aircraft and an

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destroyed, and ten aircraft driven down out of control.

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Date of birth missing Date of death missing Royal Flying Corps soldiers British World War I flying aces Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Medal {{RAF-bio-stub