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Name: George Frederick Hines
Country: England
Rank: Sergeant
Service: Royal Air Force
Unit: 62
Victories: 5
Born: 1889
Place of Birth: Breedon-on-the-Hill, Leicestershire, England
Died: 24 August 1955
Place of Death: Breedon-on-the-Hill, Leicestershire, England
 
 
The son of William and Harriet Hines, Sergeant George Frederick Hines was an observer with 62 Squadron in September 1918. That month, he and his pilot, Lieutenant Patrick Sarsfield Manley, scored five victories flying the Bristol F.2b. They were shot down and captured by the Germans on 27 September. Both men were repatriated when the war ended.
 
Victories
Date Time Unit Aircraft Opponent Location
1 15 Sep 1918 1705 62 Bristol Fighter 1 EA (OOC) Marquion
2 16 Sep 1918 62 Bristol Fighter 1 Fokker D.VII (OOC)  
3 17 Sep 1918 62 Bristol Fighter 1 Fokker D.VII (OOC)  
4 24 Sep 1918 62 Bristol Fighter 1 Fokker D.VII (DES) E of Cambrai
5 24 Sep 1918 62 Bristol Fighter 1 Fokker D.VII (DESF) E of Cambrai

1 Pilot Patrick Manley
 
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