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| Name: |
John Denis Breakey |
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| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Captain |
| Service: |
Royal Naval Air Service
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
3N (RNAS)
203 (RAF) |
| Victories: |
9 |
| Born: |
19 May 1899 |
| Place of Birth: |
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England |
| Died: |
8 January 1965 |
| Place of Death: |
London, England |
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The son of John and Mary Breakey, John Denis Breakey scored nine victories as a Sopwith Camel pilot with 203 Squadron in 1918. In October 1945, Air Vice-Marshal Breakey was posted to Kuala Lumpur, Malaya as Air Officer Commanding Air Headquarters; in 1947, he was appointed Air Officer in charge of Administration, Bomber Command; and in 1950, he was appointed Air Officer Commanding, No. 21 Group, Flying Training Command. |
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| Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) |
Lieut. (A./Capt.) John Denis Breakey. (FRANCE)
This officer has flown about 500 hours on active service. He has carried out 170 special missions, and has bombed and attacked enemy troops, transport, &c., from low altitudes with great success, causing serious damage. Capt. Breakey has shown marked ability and skill as a flight leader, and by his fine spirit of determination and disregard of personal danger sets a fine example to other pilots.
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
15 May 1918 |
1145 |
203 |
Sopwith Camel (D3384) |
LVG C (DES) 1 |
Salome, E of La Bassée |
| 2 |
16 May 1918 |
1120 |
203 |
Sopwith Camel (D3384) |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) |
N of La Bassée |
| 3 |
17 May 1918 |
1120 |
203 |
Sopwith Camel (D3384) |
Albatros D.V (DES) 2 |
Merville |
| 4 |
18 May 1918 |
1120 |
203 |
Sopwith Camel (D3384) |
Rumpler C (DESF) 3 |
Merville |
| 5 |
25 Aug 1918 |
1300 |
203 |
Sopwith Camel (D9651) |
DFW C (DES) |
N of Hem |
| 6 |
20 Sep 1918 |
1530 |
203 |
Sopwith Camel |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
Haynecourt |
| 7 |
26 Sep 1918 |
1300 |
203 |
Sopwith Camel (D9651) |
Fokker D.VII (DESF) |
SW of Lieu St. Amand |
| 8 |
29 Sep 1918 |
0730 |
203 |
Sopwith Camel (D9651) |
LVG C (DES) |
Sensee Canal, Hem |
| 9 |
02 Oct 1918 |
0850 |
203 |
Sopwith Camel (D9592) |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
Morenchies |
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| 1 |
Shared with Capt Harold Beamish, 1/Lt W W Goodnow (B7198), Lt A N Webster (B3788), Lt H W Skinner (B7123), Lt Edwin Hayne |
| 2 |
Shared with Capt Harold Beamish, 1/Lt W W Goodnow (B6212), Lt Ronald Sykes, Lt H W Skinner (B7331) |
| 3 |
Shared with Capt Harold Beamish |
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