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Name: John Lancashire Barlow
John Lancashire Barlow
Country: England
Rank: Lieutenant
Service: Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force
Unit: 40
Victories: 6
Born: 06 January 1899
Place of Birth: Wivenhoe Hall, Essex
Died: 23 September 1917 Killed In Flying Accident
Place of Death:  
Cemetery: Bruay Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France
 
 
Before he joined the Royal Flying Corps, John Lancashire Barlow received Royal Aero Club Aviator's Certificate 3311 on a Caudron biplane at Wallisdown School, Bournemouth on 6 August 1916. Flying Nieuport Scouts with 40 Squadron, he scored 6 victories in the summer of 1917. He was killed in a crash while on patrol.
Great Britain, Royal Aero Club Aviators' Certificates, 1910-1950
 
Victories
Date Time Unit Aircraft Opponent Location
1 09 Jun 1917 0720 40 Nieuport 23 (A6789) Albatros D.III (DES) Don
2 09 Jun 1917 0730 40 Nieuport 23 (A6789) Aviatik C (OOC) E of Wingles
3 02 Jul 1917 2030 40 Nieuport 23 (A6771) C (OOC) E of Lens
4 21 Jul 1917 1930 40 Nieuport 17 (B1670) Albatros D.V (OOC) Douai
5 09 Aug 1917 0930 40 Nieuport 17 (B1670) Balloon (DES) Near Lens
6 09 Aug 1917 2015 40 Nieuport 17 (B1670) Albatros D.V (OOC) Vitry en Artois
 
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