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| Name: |
William Norman Holmes |
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| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Sergeant |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Unit: |
62 |
| Victories: |
8 |
| Born: |
1896 |
| Place of Birth: |
Selby, Yorkshire |
| Died: |
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| Place of Death: |
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From Yorkshire, William Norman Holmes served as an observer with 62 Squadron in 1918. He scored 8 victories serving aboard Bristol Fighters. On 17 March 1918, he and his pilot were shot down by anti-aircraft fire. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
11 Mar 1918 |
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62 |
Bristol F.2b 1 |
Fokker DR.I (DESF) |
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| 2 |
13 Mar 1918 |
1040 |
62 |
Bristol F.2b (C4609) 1 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Cambrai |
| 3 |
24 Mar 1918 |
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62 |
Bristol F.2b 1 |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
Nurlu-Lieramont |
| 4 |
12 Apr 1918 |
1420 |
62 |
Bristol F.2b (B1336) 2 |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
Allennes |
| 5 |
12 Apr 1918 |
1425 |
62 |
Bristol F.2b (B1336) 2 |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
N of Chemy |
| 6 |
19 May 1918 |
1815 |
62 |
Bristol F.2b 3 |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
NW of Douai |
| 7 |
02 Jun 1918 |
1945 |
62 |
Bristol F.2b (C953) 4 |
Fokker DR.I (OOC) |
S of Pozières |
| 8 |
08 Jul 1918 |
0710 |
62 |
Bristol F.2b (D7899) 5 |
Fokker DR.I (OOC) |
NW of Carvin |
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| 1 |
Pilot 2Lt S W Symons |
| 2 |
Pilot Sgt Frank Johnson |
| 3 |
Pilot Capt Thomas Purdom |
| 4 |
Pilot Lt Douglas Savage |
| 5 |
Pilot Capt William Staton |
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