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| Name: |
Melville Wells Waddington |
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| Country: |
Canada |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Unit: |
20 |
| Victories: |
12 |
| Born: |
21 December 1895 |
| Place of Birth: |
York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Died: |
14 August 1945 |
| Place of Death: |
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The son of Herbert and Edna Waddington, Melville Wells Waddington was over six feet tall. He attended the University of Toronto and after serving with the 12th Brigade Ammunition Column, Lieutenant Waddington transferred to the Royal Flying Corps on 16 April 1917. He was posted to 20 Squadron on 18 June 1917 and scored 12 victories that year as an observer. When the war ended, he returned to Canada where he sold insurance and real estate until his death in 1945. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
29 Jun 1917 |
1330 |
20 |
F.E.2d (A6498) 1 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Houthem |
| 2 |
06 Jul 1917 |
1830 |
20 |
F.E.2d (A6498) 2 |
Albatros D.V (DESF) |
Comines |
| 3 |
17 Jul 1917 |
1955 |
20 |
F.E.2d (A6548) 3 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Polygon Wood |
| 4 |
21 Jul 1917 |
1850 |
20 |
F.E.2d (A6548) 3 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Menin |
| 5 |
27 Jul 1917 |
2015 |
20 |
F.E.2d (A1956) 3 |
Albatros D.V (DESF) |
N of Menin |
| 6 |
27 Jul 1917 |
2020 |
20 |
F.E.2d (A1956) 3 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
N of Menin |
| 7 |
16 Aug 1917 |
0905 |
20 |
F.E.2d (A3) 1 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Zonnebeke |
| 8 |
03 Sep 1917 |
1010 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (A7214) 1 |
Albatros D.V (DESF) |
Menin-Wervicq |
| 9 |
05 Sep 1917 |
1117 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (A7203) 1 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
W of Lille |
| 10 |
11 Sep 1917 |
1010 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (A7214) 1 |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
E of Menin |
| 11 |
17 Oct 1917 |
0840 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (A7255) 1 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Zonnebeke |
| 12 |
17 Oct 1917 |
0845 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (A7255) 1 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
NE of Zonnebeke |
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| 1 |
Pilot Lt Reginald Makepeace |
| 2 |
Pilot 2Lt Malcolm McCall |
| 3 |
Pilot Lt Harry Luchford |
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