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| Name: |
John Playford "Jack" Hales |
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| Country: |
Canada |
| Rank: |
Captain |
| Service: |
Royal Naval Air Service
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
9N (RNAS)
203 (RAF) |
| Victories: |
5 |
| Born: |
11 September 1893 |
| Place of Birth: |
Guelph, Ontario |
| Died: |
23 August 1918 |
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| Place of Death: |
Near Bray |
| Cemetery: |
Méaulte Military Cemetery, Somme, France |
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The son of Alfred Hales, John Playford Hales graduated from Ontario Agricultural College in 1915. He joined the Royal Naval Air Service in July 1916. Posted to France with 9 Naval Squadron in September 1917, he scored 4 victories in 4 months flying the Sopwith Camel. He then became a ferry pilot, flying aircraft from England to France. In April 1918 he was promoted to Captain and returned to combat with 203 Squadron in the summer. Twelve days after he scored his 5th victory, Hales was killed in action over the Somme by anti-aircraft fire. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
23 Sep 1917 |
0815 |
9N |
Sopwith Camel (B3832) |
Albatros D.III (DES) |
Ostend-Dixmude |
| 2 |
28 Sep 1917 |
1610 |
9N |
Sopwith Camel (B3832) |
Albatros D.III (DES) 1 |
Dixmude |
| 3 |
15 Oct 1917 |
1215 |
9N |
Sopwith Camel (B3832) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Middelkerke |
| 4 |
23 Nov 1917 |
1220 |
9N |
Sopwith Camel (B3832) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) 2 |
S of Dixmude |
| 5 |
11 Aug 1918 |
1930 |
203 |
Sopwith Camel (D9671) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
E of Bray |
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| 1 |
Shared with FCdr Stearne Edwards, F/SLt Fred Banbury, F/SLt Oliver Redgate, F/SLt Merrill Taylor |
| 2 |
Shared with FCdr Fred Banbury |
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