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| Name: |
Chester Stairs Duffus |
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| Country: |
Canada |
| Rank: |
Major |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
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22, 25 |
| Victories: |
5 |
| Born: |
01 March 1891 |
| Place of Birth: |
Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Died: |
23 February 1981 |
| Place of Death: |
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Chester Stairs Duffus joined the Royal Flying Corps in 1915. Before assuming command of 25 Squadron, he scored five victories in 1916 while serving with 22 Squadron as a Bristol F.E.2b pilot. |
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| Military Cross (MC) |
2nd Lt. Chester Stairs Duffus, R.F.C., Spec. Res.
For conspicuous skill and gallantry in fights with hostile aircraft. On one occasion, after hard fighting, he brought down a hostile machine in flames on our side of the line.
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
17 Aug 1916 |
1020 |
22 |
F.E.2b (6931) 1 |
C (CAP) 4 |
W of Pozières |
| 2 |
23 Aug 1916 |
1310 |
22 |
F.E.2b (6931) 1 |
Fokker E (OOC) |
Bapaume |
| 3 |
16 Oct 1916 |
1440 |
22 |
F.E.2b (4855) 2 |
D (OOC) |
Guedecourt |
| 4 |
04 Dec 1916 |
1015 |
22 |
F.E.2b (4883) 3 |
Albatros D.I (OOC) |
Barastre |
| 5 |
11 Dec 1916 |
1000 |
22 |
F.E.2b (7697) 3 |
C (DESF) 5 |
Bapaume |
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| 1 |
Observer Cpl A Winterbottom |
| 2 |
Observer Cpl Frank Johnson |
| 3 |
Observer 2Lt G O McEntee |
| 4 |
Shared with Capt J G Swart & 2Lt L C L Cook |
| 5 |
Shared with Capt Selden Long, 2Lt Eric Pashley |
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