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Name: Irving Banfield Corey
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) Irving Banfield Corey
Country: Canada
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
Service: Royal Air Force
Unit: 103
Victories: 6
Born: 30 August 1892
Place of Birth: Kingscroft, Quebec
Died: 18 April 1976
Place of Death: Beebe, Stanstead, Quebec
 
 
A bank clerk from Barnston, Quebec, Irving Banfield Corey was the son of Hamilton T. and Lillian Alberta (Humphrey) Corey. Flying the D.H.9, he scored 6 victories as an observer with 103 Squadron in 1918.
 
Victories
Date Time Unit Aircraft Opponent Location
1 10 Aug 1918 1815 103 D.H.9 (C2877) 1 Fokker D.VII (OOC) Péronnes
2 10 Aug 1918 1815 103 D.H.9 (C2877) 1 Fokker D.VII (OOC) Péronnes
3 11 Aug 1918 1900 103 D.H.9 (C2877) 1 Fokker D.VII (OOC) Estaires
4 11 Aug 1918 1900 103 D.H.9 (C2877) 1 Fokker D.VII (OOC) Estaires
5 25 Aug 1918 0900 103 D.H.9 (C2877) 1 Fokker D.VII (OOC) Pernes
6 30 Oct 1918 0955 103 D.H.9 (E8884) 1 Fokker D.VII (OOC) Mainvault

1 Pilot Roy Dodds
 
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