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| Name: |
Gerald Gordon Bell |
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Canada |
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Captain |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
17, 22, 47 (RFC)
150 (RAF) |
| Victories: |
16 |
| Born: |
11 June 1890 |
| Place of Birth: |
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
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An engineer from Ottawa, Gerald Gordon Bell joined the 38th Battalion on 8 February 1915. He was seconded to the Royal Flying Corps on 9 January 1917. He scored 16 victories as an observer and pilot. The son of D. T. A. Bell, he married Miss Edith Grace Drayton, eldest daughter of Sir Henry and Lady Drayton, in 1920 at Ottawa. |
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| Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) |
Lieut. (T./Capt.) Gerald Gordon Bell (E. Ontario R.).
This officer has had numerous engagements with hostile aircraft, invariably displaying marked gallantry and leadership of a high order, notably on the 1st of June, when he, accompanied by another pilot, attacked a formation of twelve enemy scouts; he shot down one in flames and drove down others out of control, only breaking off the engagement when all his ammunition had been expended.
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
08 Apr 1917 |
0700 |
22 |
F.E.2b (A5454) 1 |
Albatros D.II (DES) 3 |
Regny |
| 2 |
03 May 1917 |
1730 |
22 |
F.E.2b (A855) 2 |
Albatros D.III (DES) |
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| 3 |
29 Jul 1917 |
0650 |
22 |
F.E.2b 2 |
C (DES) |
Tortequesne |
| 4 |
13 Apr 1918 |
0730 |
47 |
S.E.5a (B692) |
Albatros D.III (DES) 4 |
1500 yds S of Brajkovic |
| 5 |
13 May 1918 |
0800 |
150 |
S.E.5a (B695) |
Albatros D.III (DES) 5 |
Livanovo |
| 6 |
15 May 1918 |
0530 |
150 |
S.E.5a (B28) |
Albatros D.V (DES) 6 |
Hudova |
| 7 |
01 Jun 1918 |
1505 |
150 |
S.E.5a (B692) |
Siemens-Schuckert D.III (DES) |
Casandale |
| 8 |
15 Jun 1918 |
0915 |
150 |
S.E.5a (B692) |
Albatros D.V (DES) 7 |
Marinopolje |
| 9 |
18 Jun 1918 |
0750 |
150 |
S.E.5a (B692) |
Albatros D.V (DES) 5 |
N of Paljorca |
| 10 |
23 Jun 1918 |
0745 |
150 |
S.E.5a (B6925) |
Albatros D.V (DES) 8 |
Hill 5401-Rupel Pass |
| 11 |
09 Jul 1918 |
0800 |
150 |
S.E.5a (B6945) |
Rumpler C (DES) |
Angista |
| 12 |
19 Jul 1918 |
0800 |
150 |
S.E.5a (B692) |
Albatros D.V (DES) 9 |
W of Livanova aerodrome |
| 13 |
05 Aug 1918 |
0815 |
150 |
S.E.5a (D3495) |
Siemens-Schuckert D.III (DES) 10 |
3000 yds NW of Hudova |
| 14 |
15 Aug 1918 |
1200 |
150 |
S.E.5a (D3495) |
LVG C (DES) |
Seres Uesnik |
| 15 |
21 Aug 1918 |
0910 |
150 |
S.E.5a (D3495) |
LVG C (DES) |
Girejik-Derbend |
| 16 |
18 Sep 1918 |
0630 |
150 |
S.E.5a (D3495) |
Fokker D (DES) |
Karali |
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| 1 |
Pilot Lt L W Beale |
| 2 |
Pilot 2Lt E A H Ward |
| 3 |
Shared with Capt Carleton Clement & 2Lt Llewelyn Davies, Lt J F A Day & 2Lt W M Taylor (7681), 2Lt John Aspinall & 2Lt Medley Parlee, 2Lt Furlonger & 2Lt C W Lane (4883), Lt H G Spearpoint & 2Lt J K Campbell (4891) |
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Shared with Lt Charles Green |
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Shared with Capt Acheson Goulding |
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Shared with Lt Frederick Travers |
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Shared with Capt G M Brawley (B613), Lt Leslie Hamilton |
| 8 |
Shared with Lt Leslie Hamilton |
| 9 |
Shared with Capt G M Brawley (B694), Lt Arthur Jarvis, Lt W Ridley (C9501) |
| 10 |
Shared with Lt J A Beeny (B695) |
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