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| Name: |
Frederick John Shaw Britnell |
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| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Captain |
| Service: |
Royal Naval Air Service
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
3N (RNAS)
203 (RAF) |
| Victories: |
9 |
| Born: |
16 April 1899 |
| Place of Birth: |
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Died: |
1980 |
| Place of Death: |
Oxfordshire, England |
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The son of Frederick and Cordelia Britnell, Frederick John Shaw Britnell scored nine victories flying the Sopwith Camel. |
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| Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) |
Lieut. Frederick John Shaw Britnell. (FRANCE)
This officer has flown about 500 hours on active service, and on all occasions, when engaged with the enemy, has shown great dash and marked courage. He has carried out some 162 special missions, and has engaged enemy troops, transport, &c., from very low altitudes with great success.
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
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10 Mar 1918 |
1315 |
3N |
Sopwith Camel (B7251) |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
2 mi SE of Lens |
| 2 |
24 Mar 1918 |
1530 |
3N |
Sopwith Camel (B7228) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) 1 |
Vaux |
| 3 |
15 May 1918 |
1050 |
203 |
Sopwith Camel (B7251) |
DFW C.V (OOC) 2 |
1 mi E of Pont du Hem |
| 4 |
16 May 1918 |
1120 |
203 |
Sopwith Camel (B7251) |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) |
N of La Bassée |
| 5 |
27 Aug 1918 |
1210 |
203 |
Sopwith Camel (D9611) |
DFW C.V (DES) 2 |
S of Combles |
| 6 |
16 Sep 1918 |
1840 |
203 |
Sopwith Camel (D9611) |
Fokker D.VII (DESF) |
Haynescourt |
| 7 |
20 Sep 1918 |
1530 |
203 |
Sopwith Camel (D9611) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
Haynescourt |
| 8 |
26 Sep 1918 |
1315 |
203 |
Sopwith Camel (D9611) |
Fokker D.VII (DESF) |
Haynescourt |
| 9 |
02 Oct 1918 |
0800-1000 |
203 |
Sopwith Camel (D9679) |
Balloon (DES) |
Near Cambrai |
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| 1 |
Shared with FCdr Frederick Armstrong, FSL S Smith, FSL Ronald Berlyn, FLt Edwin Hayne, FSL Louis Bawlf, FCdr Arthur Whealy, FLt Edmund Pierce |
| 2 |
Shared with Capt Arthur Whealy |
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