Name:
Edward Darby
Country:
England
Rank:
2nd Lieutenant
Service:
Royal Naval Air Service
Royal Air Force
Units:
5N
(RNAS)
205
(RAF)
Victories:
6
Born:
07 March 1888
Place of Birth:
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Died:
Place of Death:
The son of Henry Shipton and Isabel Darby, Edward Darby was a
D.H.4
observer. His first victory came whilst serving with Naval 5 in the summer of 1917. He scored five more victories with 202 Squadron in 1918.
Victories
Date
Time
Unit
Aircraft
Opponent
Location
1
05 Aug 1917
1800
5N
D.H.4 (N5982)
1
Albatros D.III
(OOC)
Snelleghem
2
04 Jun 1918
1915
202
D.H.4 (N5993)
2
Pfalz D.III
(DES)
Off Zeebrugge
3
27 Jun 1918
1520
202
D.H.4 (A8025)
3
Pfalz D.III
(OOC)
Ostende
4
16 Jul 1918
1700
202
D.H.4 (A7632)
4
Pfalz D.III
(OOC)
S of Ostende
5
16 Sep 1918
1105
202
D.H.4 (A7632)
3
Pfalz D.III
(OOC)
Lisseweghe
6
16 Sep 1918
1125
202
D.H.4 (A7632)
3
Fokker D.VII
(DESF)
Dudzeele
1
Pilot FC R Jope-Slade
2
Pilot Lt A L Godfrey
3
Pilot Lt
Laurence Pearson
4
Pilot Capt A V Bowater
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