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After serving with the Highland Light Infantry, George Clapham Dixon transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in April 1917. Before becoming a pilot, he scored two victories as an observer with 43 Squadron. In July 1918, he joined 85 Squadron as an S.E.5a pilot and scored two more victories. A month later, he was a flight commander with 40 Squadron, scoring five more victories before he was wounded in action on 16 September 1918. |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
16 Jun 1917 |
0630 |
43 |
Sopwith 1½ Strutter (A8785) 1 |
Albatros D.III (DESF) 2 |
N of Lens |
| 2 |
13 Aug 1917 |
1930 |
43 |
Sopwith 1½ Strutter (A8785) 1 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Pont a Vendin |
| 3 |
13 Jul 1918 |
2030 |
85 |
S.E.5a (D6923) |
Pfalz D.III (DES) |
Armentières |
| 4 |
14 Jul 1918 |
0855 |
85 |
S.E.5a (D6923) |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) |
Estaires |
| 5 |
21 Aug 1918 |
1750 |
40 |
S.E.5a (C9258) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
SW of Cambrai |
| 6 |
22 Aug 1918 |
0605 |
40 |
S.E.5a (E3979) |
Balloon (DES) |
Hantay |
| 7 |
29 Aug 1918 |
1150 |
40 |
S.E.5a (E3979) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
Saudemont |
| 8 |
01 Sep 1918 |
0815 |
40 |
S.E.5a (E3979) |
DFW C (OOC) |
SE Henin-Lietard |
| 9 |
02 Sep 1918 |
1435 |
40 |
S.E.5a (E3979) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
W of Ecourt St. Quentin |
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| 1 |
Pilot 2Lt C H Harriman |
| 2 |
Shared with Capt Kenneth Gopsill & 2Lt J Bonner-Smith, Sgt A V Webb & Lt W Gaunt (A7798), 2Lt L S V Gedge & Pvt Blatherwick (A8229), Lt C G Moore & Lt Wilfred Giles, Lt John Womersley & AM O'Shea |
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