Reginald Morse Charley

Name:

Reginald Morse "Reg" Charley

Country:

England

Rank:

Captain

Service:

Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force

Unit:

Victories:

Born:

03 August 1892

Place of Birth:

Blakeney, Gloucestershire, England

Died:

1986

Place of Death:

Yorkshire, England

The son of James Smith and Eva (Morse) Charley, Reginald Morse Charley studied electrical engineering before accepting employment in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, arriving in New York, New York on 1 February 1914. On 2 May 1916, he received his pilot's certificate on a Curtiss biplane at the Atlantic Coast Aeronautic School, Newport News, Virginia. The following month, he was back in England as a member of the Royal Flying Corps and received a promotion to 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) on 14 June 1916. The following year, Charley flew Sopwith Pups with 54 Squadron in Belgium. On the day he became an ace, 11 September 1917, Lieutenant Charley with appointed Flight Commander and promoted to temporary Captain. After scoring his sixth victory in November 1917, he returned to England.

AIR 76/84/117

Great Britain, Royal Aero Club Aviators' Certificates, 1910-1950

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
1	05 Apr 1917		54	Sopwith Pup	Balloon (DES) ¹	Gouy
2	26 Apr 1917	1910	54	Sopwith Pup (A672)	Albatros D.III (OOC)	Premont
3	13 Jul 1917	am	54	Sopwith Pup (A672)	Albatros D.III (OOC)
4	05 Sep 1917	1830	54	Sopwith Pup (A6203)	Albatros D.V (DES)	Near Slype
5	11 Sep 1917	1845	54	Sopwith Pup (A7344)	Albatros D.V (OOC)	Near Ostend
u/c	11 Sep 1917	0900	54	Sopwith Pup (A6203)	Albatros D.III	Slype
6	12 Nov 1917	1345	54	Sopwith Pup (A6203)	Albatros D (OOC)	Near Westende

1	Shared with Capt R G H Pixley, Lt Maurice Scott, Capt Frank Hudson

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