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| Name: |
Edward Grahame Johnstone |
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| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Naval Air Service
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
8N, 12N (RNAS)
208 (RAF) |
| Victories: |
17 |
| Born: |
06 May 1899 |
| Place of Birth: |
Tooting, London, England |
| Died: |
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The son Edward Henderson and Stella (Fraser) Johnstone, Edward Grahame Johnstone joined the Royal Naval Air Service on 6 May 1917. After training with 12 Naval Squadron, he was posted to 8 Naval Squadron where he scored 17 victories flying the Sopwith Camel.
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| Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) |
Flt. Sub-Lieut. Edward Grahame Johnstone, R.N.A.S.
For the pluck and determination shown by him in engaging enemy aircraft.
On the 19th January, 1918, he attacked five Albatross scouts, and engaged one, nose on, opening fire at 75 yards range. The enemy aircraft turned on its side and spun. He followed, and engaged again at 30 yards range. The enemy aircraft went down completely out of control Later in the day, in a general engagement with fourteen Albatross scouts, he followed one down to 8,000 feet, firing all the time. This is confirmed by other pilots of the patrol to have fallen completely out of control.
On several other occasions he has destroyed enemy machines or brought them down completely out of control.
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
06 Dec 1917 |
0900 |
8N |
Sopwith Camel |
DFW C (OOC) 1 |
Henin-Lietard |
| 2 |
01 Jan 1918 |
1500 |
8N |
Sopwith Camel (N6376) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) 2 |
Bailleul |
| 3 |
04 Jan 1918 |
1130 |
8N |
Sopwith Camel (N6376) |
DFW C (DES) 3 |
Oppy-Monchy |
| 4 |
19 Jan 1918 |
1125 |
8N |
Sopwith Camel (N6377) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) 4 |
Wingles |
| 5 |
19 Jan 1918 |
1500 |
8N |
Sopwith Camel (N6377) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Henin-Lietard |
| 6 |
24 Jan 1918 |
1130 |
8N |
Sopwith Camel (N6377) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) 5 |
Neuvreuil |
| 7 |
24 Jan 1918 |
1130 |
8N |
Sopwith Camel (N6377) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) 6 |
Neuivireuil |
| 8 |
25 Jan 1918 |
1315 |
8N |
Sopwith Camel (N6377) |
Pfalz D.III (DES) 5 |
Beaumont |
| 9 |
03 Feb 1918 |
1225 |
8N |
Sopwith Camel (N6377) |
DFW C (DES) 7 |
Sallaumines |
| 10 |
18 Feb 1918 |
1115 |
8N |
Sopwith Camel (B7218) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
NE of Vitry |
| 11 |
08 May 1918 |
1115 |
208 |
Sopwith Camel (D1813) |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
Meurchin |
| 12 |
22 May 1918 |
0800 |
208 |
Sopwith Camel |
C (OOC) 8 |
NE of Lens |
| 13 |
04 Jun 1918 |
1820 |
208 |
Sopwith Camel |
Albatros D.V (OOC) 5 |
E of Merville |
| 14 |
28 Jul 1918 |
0915 |
208 |
Sopwith Camel |
DFW C (OOC) |
Merville |
| 15 |
31 Jul 1918 |
0930 |
208 |
Sopwith Camel |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) |
Estaires |
| 16 |
07 Aug 1918 |
1150 |
208 |
Sopwith Camel |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) |
Meurchin |
| 17 |
14 Aug 1918 |
0600 |
208 |
Sopwith Camel |
DFW C (OOC) 9 |
E of Oppy |
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| 1 |
Shared with William Jordon, Pruett Dennett |
| 2 |
Shared with William Jordon, FSL Reid (N6448) |
| 3 |
Shared with William Jordon, Pruett Dennett, FSL A J Dixon (N6278) |
| 4 |
Shared with William Jordon, Pruett Dennett |
| 5 |
Shared with William Jordon |
| 6 |
Shared with William Jordon, Reginald Johns |
| 7 |
Shared with Robert Compston, FSL W L Crundall (N6356) |
| 8 |
Shared with William Jordon, Reginald Johns, Lt John McDonald, Pruett Dennett, Gerald Cooper, Herbert Fowler |
| 9 |
Shared with James White, Lt Allison, Rupert Gifford |
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