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Name: Phillip Scott Burge
Military Cross (MC)
Military Medal (MM)
Country: England
Rank: Captain
Service: Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force
Unit: 64
Victories: 11
Born: 29 March 1895
Place of Birth: Potters Bar, Middlesex
Died: 24 July 1918 Killed In Action
Place of Death: W of Seclin
Cemetery: Dud Corner Cemetery, Loos, Pas de Calais, France
 
 
An S.E.5a pilot with 11 victories, Phillip Scott Burge was shot down in flames by Marat Schumm of Jasta 52.

Listed as Philip Scott Burge in some sources.
 
Military Cross (MC)
T./2nd Lt. (T./Capt.) Phillip Scott Burge, MM., Gen. List, and R.A.F.
   For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. This officer is a brilliant fighting pilot, and has destroyed six enemy aeroplanes. His dash and determination when engaged in combat with the enemy, often numerically superior, have set a fine example to the remainder of his formation.
 
Victories
Date Time Unit Aircraft Opponent Location
1 23 Mar 1918 1530 64 S.E.5a (B125) Fokker DR.I (DES) Bourlon Wood
2 30 Mar 1918 1150 64 S.E.5a (B76) C (DES) 1 Croisilles
3 01 Apr 1918 0715 64 S.E.5a (B125) Albatros D.V (OOC) Mericourt
4 03 May 1918 1055 64 S.E.5a (B58) Rumpler C (DES) 2 Mercatel
5 16 May 1918 0940 64 S.E.5a Albatros D.V (DES) SW of Brebières
6 16 May 1918 0941 64 S.E.5a Albatros D.V (OOC) Brebières
7 20 May 1918 0740 64 S.E.5a (C641) Halberstadt C (DES) SW of Armentières
8 21 May 1918 1050 64 S.E.5a Halberstadt C (DES) SW of Laventie
9 19 Jul 1918 0835 64 S.E.5a (D6900) Fokker DR.I (DES) S of Lille
10 20 Jul 1918 0945 64 S.E.5a Rumpler C (DES) 3 Drocourt
11 22 Jul 1918 2010 64 S.E.5a Albatros D.V (DES) Harnes

1 Shared with Capt James Slater
2 Shared with Lt W C Daniels (B2), Lt Bernard Walkerdine
3 Shared with Edmund Tempest, Lt W R Henderson
 
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