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| Name: |
Ernest Leslie "Feet" Foot |
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| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Major |
| Service: |
Royal
Flying Corps |
| Units: |
11,
56, 60 |
| Victories: |
5 |
| Born: |
19
May 1895 |
| Place of Birth: |
Pulborough,
Sussex |
| Died: |
23 June 1923 |
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| Place of Death: |
Near Chertsey |
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Ernest Leslie Foot, Albert Ball's best friend, scored five victories before he was shot down in flames over Serre by Hans Imelmann of Jasta 2 on 26 October 1916. Uninjured, Foot was posted to 56 Squadron on 10 March 1917 but was injured in a car crash the night before the squadron left for France. Foot did not fly in combat again. He was killed in a crash on 23 June 1923 when the Bristol monoplane he was flying lost a wing and came down near Chertsey. |
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| Military Cross (MC) |
Temp. Lt. (temp. Capt.) Ernest Leslie Foot, Gen. List and R.F.C.
For conspicuous skill and gallantry. When flying a single-seater scout, he dived on to five hostile machines, which were flying at about 2,500 feet, and drove one to the ground as a wreck. On many other occasions he has shown great determination when fighting enemy machines.
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
09 Sep 1916 |
1630 |
11 |
F.E.2b (7016) 1 |
EA (DES) |
Irles |
| 2 |
09 Sep 1916 |
1630 |
11 |
F.E.2b (7016) 1 |
LVG C (DES) |
Irles |
| 3 |
15 Sep 1916 |
0930 |
11 |
F.E.2b (7016) 1 |
D (DES) |
Ligny |
| 4 |
28 Sep 1916 |
1810 |
60 |
SPAD VII (A253) |
Albatros C (DES) |
Avesnes les Bapaume |
| 5 |
21 Oct 1916 |
1600 |
60 |
Nieuport 17 (A212) |
Roland C.II (OOC) |
Riencourt |
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| 1 |
Observer 2Lt G K Welsford |
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