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Name: Lynn Campbell
Country: Canada
Rank: Captain
Service: Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force
Units: 62
Victories: 7
Born: 1896
Place of Birth:
Died: 09 October 1918 Killed In Action
Place of Death: Forêt de Mormal, France
Cemetery: Préseau Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France Image
 
 
The son of Newton and Mary (Ford) Campbell, Lynn Campbell was a Bristol F.2b pilot. He served with 62 Squadron and scored seven victories before he and his observer, William Hodgkinson, were killed in action.
 
Victories
Date Time Unit Aircraft Opponent Location
1 12 Apr 1918 1420 62 Bristol F.2b (B1339) 1 Albatros D.V (OOC) E of Estaires
2 08 Jul 1918 0715 62 Bristol F.2b (B1339) 1 Fokker DR.I (DES) NW of Carvin
3 03 Aug 1918 62 Bristol F.2b 1 EA (OOC)  
4 08 Aug 1918 62 Bristol F.2b (D7899) 1 Pfalz Scout (OOC)  
5 12 Aug 1918 62 Bristol F.2b (E2456) 1 Fokker D.VII (DES) N of Péronne
6 16 Sep 1918 62 Bristol F.2b 2 Fokker D.VII (OOC)  
7 09 Oct 1918 62 Bristol F.2b (E2256) 1 Fokker D.VII (DES) Preseau
1 Observer 2Lt William Hodgkinson
2 Observer 2Lt I Egan
 
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