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| Name: |
Leslie Hamilton |
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| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
17 (RFC)
150 (RAF) |
| Victories: |
6 |
| Born: |
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| Place of Birth: |
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| Died: |
31 August 1927 |
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| Place of Death: |
Atlantic Ocean |
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Having first served with the Royal Engineers, Leslie Hamilton scored 6 victories flying the S.E.5a in Salonika in 1918. He relinquished his temporary and short service commissions at his own request, leaving the Royal Air Force on 28 November 1919. Post-war he became a commercial stunt flyer and was called the "Flying Gypsy."
On the morning of 31 August 1927, Hamilton and Colonel Frederick F. Minchin departed Upavon with their 63 year old passenger and financier, Princess Lowenstein-Wertheim, on an ill-fated trans-Atlantic flight from England to Canada. Hours later their Fokker Jupiter monoplane, the St. Raphael, was seen over coast of Ireland heading out to sea. The plane was last reported flying west over the mid-Atlantic by the crew of the Josiah Macy, a Standard Oil steamer. Hamilton and his companions were lost at sea and never found.
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| Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) |
Lieut. Leslie Hamilton. (SALONIKA)
A gallant and skilful scout pilot who never hesitates to attack enemy formations, however superior in numbers. During recent operations he has rendered exceptional service. He has himself brought down, or assisted to bring down, six enemy machines.
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
21 Apr 1918 |
1115 |
17 |
S.E.5a (B694) |
DFW C.V (OOC) 1 |
Barakli-Dzuma |
| 2 |
04 May 1918 |
1040 |
150 |
S.E.5a (B691) |
DFW C (CAP) 2 |
Marian |
| 3 |
15 Jun 1918 |
0930 |
150 |
S.E.5a (B28) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) 3 |
Dragotin |
| 4 |
23 Jun 1918 |
0745 |
150 |
S.E.5a (B28) |
Albatros D.V (DES) 4 |
Hill 5401, Rupel Pass |
| 5 |
04 Sep 1918 |
1055 |
150 |
S.E.5a |
C (DES) 5 |
N of Karusu Bridge |
| 6 |
18 Sep 1918 |
0700 |
150 |
S.E.5a (B692) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
Karali |
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| 1 |
Shared with Lt Acheson Goulding (B690) |
| 2 |
Shared with Capt Gerald Gibbs (B694) |
| 3 |
Shared with Capt Walmsley & Lt W Williamson (3351) |
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Shared with Capt Gerald Bell (B692) |
| 5 |
Shared with Lt Frederick Travers (C6176) |
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