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| Name: |
Harry Neville Compton |
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| Country: |
Canada |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
23 |
| Victories: |
5 |
| Born: |
09 April 1899 |
| Place of Birth: |
Winnepeg, Manitoba |
| Died: |
1951 |
| Place of Death: |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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After serving with the Canadian Engineers, Harry Neville Compton transferred to the Royal Flying Corps on 14 February 1918. Latter that year, he scored five victories while serving with 23 Squadron as a Sopwith Dolphin pilot. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
01 Jul 1918 |
2045 |
23 |
Sopwith Dolphin (D3715) |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
NE of Hangest |
| 2 |
07 Jul 1918 |
1900 |
23 |
Sopwith Dolphin (C3810) |
Pfalz D.III (DES) |
N of Proyart |
| 3 |
06 Sep 1918 |
0915 |
23 |
Sopwith Dolphin (D3754) |
Fokker D.VII (DESF) |
St. Quentin |
| 4 |
28 Oct 1918 |
1130 |
23 |
Sopwith Dolphin (C4130) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
Bois de Nouvion |
| 5 |
01 Nov 1918 |
1200 |
23 |
Sopwith Dolphin (C4130) |
DFW C (DES) 1 |
Petit Bart |
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| 1 |
Shared with Capt James Pearson, Lt E J Taylor (E4139) |
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