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| Name: |
Miles Jeffrey Game Day |
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| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Flight Commander |
| Service: |
Royal Naval Air Service |
| Unit: |
13N |
| Victories: |
5 |
| Born: |
01 December 1896 |
| Place of Birth: |
St. Ives, Huntingdonshire |
| Died: |
27 February 1918 |
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| Place of Death: |
W of Dunkirk |
| Memorial: |
Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent |
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Miles Jeffrey Game Day was posted to 13 Naval Squadron on 19 December 1917. Flying the Sopwith Camel, he scored 5 victories during the first two months of 1918 but was killed in action on 27 February when he was shot down by the crew of German seaplane. |
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| Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) |
Flt. Lieut, (actg. Flt. Cdr.) Miles Jeffrey Game Day, R.N.A.S. (since killed).
For great skill and bravery as a fighting pilot. On the 25th January he attacked, single-handed, six enemy triplanes, one of which he shot down. On the 2nd February, 1918, he attacked and destroyed an enemy two-seater machine on reconnaissance at 18,000 feet.
He destroyed several enemy machines in a short space of time, and, in addition, had numerous indecisive engagements.
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
03 Jan 1918 |
1400 |
13N |
Sopwith Camel (N6349) |
C (OOC) |
Dunkirk |
| 2 |
25 Jan 1918 |
1525 |
13N |
Sopwith Camel (N6363) |
Fokker DR.I (OOC) |
Staden |
| 3 |
30 Jan 1918 |
1420 |
13N |
Sopwith Camel (N6363) |
C (DES) 1 |
N of Ostend |
| 4 |
02 Feb 1918 |
1245 |
13N |
Sopwith Camel (N6363) |
Rumpler C (CAP) |
Oostkerke |
| 5 |
19 Feb 1918 |
1355 |
13N |
Sopwith Camel (N6363) |
Seaplane (DESF) 2 |
E of Ostend |
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| 1 |
Shared with FSL John Paynter (B3782) |
| 2 |
Shared with FSL J C Stovin (N6349), FSL E V Bell (B3773), FSL John Paynter (B3782), FSL G D Smith (N6345) |
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