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The son of Theophilus L. and Mary Helen (Coultis) Salter, Ernest James Salter joined the Royal Flying Corps on 3 June 1917. Cadet Salter received Royal Aero Club Aviator's Certificate 7211 on 27 August 1917. In the summer of 1918, he was posted to 54 Squadron in France. The highest scoring ace to serve with this squadron, Salter scored nine victories flying the Sopwith Camel before being badly wounded on 2 September 1918. |
Great Britain, Royal Aero Club Aviators� Certificates, 1910-1950 |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
09 Jun 1918 |
0715 |
54 |
Sopwith Camel (B7171) |
C (OOC) |
E of Zandvoorde |
| 2 |
04 Jul 1918 |
1430 |
54 |
Sopwith Camel (D1948) |
Hannover C (OOC) |
Herleville |
| 3 |
05 Jul 1918 |
1050 |
54 |
Sopwith Camel (D1948) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
NE of Lamotte |
| 4 |
21 Jul 1918 |
1555 |
54 |
Sopwith Camel (D1946) |
Halberstadt C (DES) |
E of Dravegny |
| 5 |
21 Jul 1918 |
1600 |
54 |
Sopwith Camel (D1946) |
Halberstadt C (DES) |
.5 mi E of Chery |
| 6 |
21 Jul 1918 |
1915 |
54 |
Sopwith Camel (D9497) |
Fokker D.VII (DESF) |
Fère en Tardenois |
| 7 |
22 Aug 1918 |
1745 |
54 |
Sopwith Camel (D1946) |
Albatros C (DES) 1 |
200 yds W of Greyvillers |
| 8 |
25 Aug 1918 |
1045 |
54 |
Sopwith Camel (D1946) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
Combles |
| 9 |
30 Aug 1918 |
0645 |
54 |
Sopwith Camel (E5168) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
SE of Riencourt |
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| 1 |
Shared with Lt Crosse (E5174), Lt Bellivaux (E5149), Lt A S Crompton (D9567) |
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