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| Name: |
Harry Christopher Travers Gompertz |
| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Unit: |
55 |
| Victories: |
5 |
| Born: |
25 May 1898 |
| Place of Birth: |
Ilfacombe, South Devon |
| Died: |
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Having served with the Royal Field Artillery, Harry Christopher Travers Gompertz was seconded to the Royal Flying Corps in August 1917. An observer ace with 55 Squadron in 1918, he was wounded in action on 30 August and was captured on 10 November when his D.H.4 was shot down during a raid on Thionville. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
12 Aug 1918 |
0730 |
55 |
D.H.4 1 |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) |
Vosges |
| 2 |
14 Aug 1918 |
1500 |
55 |
D.H.4 1 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Offenburg |
| 3 |
30 Aug 1918 |
1030 |
55 |
D.H.4 2 |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
Metz |
| 4 |
30 Aug 1918 |
1030 |
55 |
D.H.4 2 |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
Metz |
| 5 |
03 Nov 1918 |
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55 |
D.H.4 1 |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
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| 1 |
Pilot Capt D R G MacKay |
| 2 |
Pilot Lt S L Dowdeswell |
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