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Name: Leslie Walter King
Country: England
Rank: Lieutenant
Service: Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force
Unit: 22
Victories: 9
Born: 1896
Place of Birth: Stratford, Essex, England
Died:  
Place of Death:  
 
 
Living in Westcliffe-on-Sea, Essex when he enlisted, Leslie Walter King was promoted from Cadet to be temporary 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) on ll October 1917.
 
Victories
Date Time Unit Aircraft Opponent Location
1 09 May 1918 1845 22 Bristol Fighter (C840) 1 Pfalz D.III (OOC) N of Douai
2 31 May 1918 1030 22 Bristol Fighter (C4835) 2 Albatros D.V (DESF) Neuve Chapelle
3 02 Jun 1918 1015 22 Bristol Fighter (C4835) 2 Albatros D.V (OOC) SE of La Bassée
4 02 Jun 1918 1015 22 Bristol Fighter (C4835) 2 C (OOC) SE of La Bassée
5 08 Aug 1918 1030 22 Bristol Fighter (D7894) 3 Pfalz D.III (OOC) S of Douai
6 10 Aug 1918 1810 22 Bristol Fighter (D7894) 3 Fokker D.VII (DES) SW of Péronne
7 10 Aug 1918 1810 22 Bristol Fighter (D7894) 3 Fokker D.VII (DES) SW of Péronne
8 21 Aug 1918 1945 22 Bristol Fighter (E2454) 3 Fokker D.VII (OOC) Albert-Cambrai
9 27 Aug 1918 1400 22 Bristol Fighter 3 Fokker D.VII (OOC) Senlemont
1 Observer Lt H E Elsworth
2 Observer Lt James McDonald
3 Observer Lt Valentine Collins
 
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