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| Name: |
Anthony Rex Arnold |
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| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Major |
| Service: |
Royal Naval Air Service
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
8N (RNAS)
79 (RAF) |
| Victories: |
5 |
| Born: |
26 August 1896 |
| Place of Birth: |
Tattenhall, Cheshire |
| Died: |
25 May 1954 |
| Place of Death: |
Mozambique |
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The son of Rev. Charles Lowther and Mary Delamere Arnold, Anthony Rex Arnold was the great-great-grandson of American Revolutionary War general Benedict Arnold. He was confirmed as Flight Sub-Lieutenant on 1 August 1914 and received Royal Aero Club Aviator's Certificate 876 on a Maurice Farman biplane at Central Flying School, Upavon on 21 August 1914. Flying the Sopwith Triplane, Arnold scored five victories with Naval 8 before assuming command of 79 Squadron. |
Great Britain, Royal Aero Club Aviators' Certificates, 1910-1950
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Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
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08 Apr 1917 |
1530 |
8N |
Sopwith Triplane (N5477) |
Albatros D.III (OOC) |
Beaumont |
| 2 |
21 Apr 1917 |
1845 |
8N |
Sopwith Triplane (N5458) |
Albatros D.III (CAP) 1 |
Thelus-Vitry |
| 3 |
21 Apr 1917 |
1850 |
8N |
Sopwith Triplane (N5458) |
Albatros D.III (DESF) |
Thelus |
| 4 |
03 May 1917 |
1810 |
8N |
Sopwith Triplane (N6290) |
Albatros D.III (OOC) |
Henin-Lietard |
| 5 |
13 Jun 1917 |
2000 |
8N |
Sopwith Triplane (N6290) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Douai |
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| 1 |
Shared with Reginald Malcolm and 2Lt J B Weir |
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