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| Name: |
Francis Stephen Bowles |
| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Unit: |
45 |
| Victories: |
5 |
| Born: |
30 October 1899 |
| Place of Birth: |
Croydon, Surrey |
| Died: |
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Francis Stephen Bowles served with the Royal Air Force in Italy, scoring 5 victories as a Sopwith Camel pilot. Joining the Independent Air Force in France toward the end of the war, he was shot down by Jasta 80 on 3 November 1918 and captured. During World War II, Flight Lieutenant Bowles served as an accounts officer.
1901 residence same as place of birth. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
13 May 1918 |
0630 |
45 |
Sopwith Camel (B2426) |
C (DES) 1 |
Frison |
| 2 |
15 Jun 1918 |
1330 |
45 |
Sopwith Camel (B5181) |
C (OOC) |
Ponte di Piave |
| 3 |
20 Jul 1918 |
0720 |
45 |
Sopwith Camel (B5181) |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
SE of Feltre |
| 4 |
20 Jul 1918 |
0720 |
45 |
Sopwith Camel (B5181) |
Albatros D.III (DES) |
Feltre-Cesana |
| 5 |
05 Aug 1918 |
1030 |
45 |
Sopwith Camel (D9392) |
D (OOC) |
Grappa |
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| 1 |
Shared with Lt Ernest Masters |
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