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| Name: |
William Durrand, Jr. |
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| Country: |
Canada |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
20 |
| Victories: |
8 |
| Born: |
04 May 1885 |
| Place of Birth: |
Wick, Caithness, Scotland |
| Died: |
12 October 1939 |
| Place of Death: |
Kenmore, New York, USA |
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William Durrand enlisted on 11 March 1916, served with the 66th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, and was promoted to Sergeant. On 28 August 1916 he was commissioned temporary 2nd Lieutenant and transferred to the Royal Flying Corps. After pilot training, he was posted to 20 Squadron and was made Flight Commander with the rank of temporary Captain on 17 October 1917. He scored 8 victories that year flying two-seaters. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
08 Jun 1917 |
0745 |
20 |
F.E.2d (A1965) 1 |
Albatros D.III (DESF) |
Comines |
| 2 |
17 Jul 1917 |
0845 |
20 |
F.E.2d (A6548) 2 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Polygon Wood |
| 3 |
17 Aug 1917 |
2000 |
20 |
F.E.2d (A6456) 3 |
Albatros D.V (DES) 7 |
E of Polygon Wood |
| 4 |
21 Sep 1917 |
1100 |
20 |
F.E.2d (B1892) 4 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Becelaere |
| 5 |
27 Sep 1917 |
1300 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (A7245) 5 |
Albatros D.V (DESF) |
Moorslede |
| 6 |
17 Oct 1917 |
0925 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (A7141) 6 |
DFW C (DES) |
Wervicq-Menin |
| 7 |
27 Oct 1917 |
1310 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (A7298) 6 |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
SW of Roulers |
| 8 |
08 Nov 1917 |
1330 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (A7253) 6 |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
NE of Houthoulst Wood |
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| 1 |
Observer Sgt Edward Sayers |
| 2 |
Observer 2Lt S F Thompson |
| 3 |
Observer 2Lt J P Flynn |
| 4 |
Observer Lt Archie Jenks |
| 5 |
Observer Sgt William Benger |
| 6 |
Observer 2Lt Albert Woodbridge |
| 7 |
Shared by Lt Reginald Makepeace & Gunner J McMechan |
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