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Name: Frederick Joseph Kydd
Country: England
Rank: Lieutenant
Service: Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force
Unit: 20
Victories: 5
Born: 15 May 1892
Place of Birth: Frodsham, Cheshire, England
Died: 21 May 1964
Place of Death: Frodsham, Cheshire, England
 
 
The son of Joseph G. and Mary Elizabeth Kydd, Frederick Joseph Kydd studied dentistry before he enlisted. He served as an observer with 20 Squadron and scored five victories from the front of the F.E.2d in 1917. Post-war, he finished his studies at the University of Liverpool and practised dentistry in Frodsham.
 
Victories
Date Time Unit Aircraft Opponent Location
1 05 May 1917 1730 20 F.E.2d (A5147) 1 Albatros D.III (DES) Houthem
2 05 May 1917 1730 20 F.E.2d (A5147) 1 Albatros D.III (OOC) Houthem-Hollebeke
3 09 May 1917 1325 20 F.E.2d (A6445) 2 Albatros D.III (DES) N of Menin
4 12 Jun 1917 1215 20 F.E.2d (A6354) 3 Albatros D.III (OOC) Zandvoorde
5 03 Jul 1917 abt 1600 20 F.E.2d (A6516) 4 Albatros D.V (OOC) Becelaère

1 Pilot 2Lt G C Heseltine
2 Pilot 2Lt H B Howe
3 Pilot Lt Arthur Solly
4 Pilot Capt Frank Stevens
 
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