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Name: John MacKereth
Country: England
Rank: Captain
Service: Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force
Units: 28, 66
Victories: 7
Born: 22 October 1898
Place of Birth: Fobbing, Essex
Died:  
Place of Death:  
 
 
The son of Francis George and Ann Rachel (Dowson) MacKereth, John MacKereth flew Sopwith Camels with 28 Squadron in France in 1918. Downing his second balloon on 31 August 1918, he was wounded in action, crash landed and was captured.
 
Victories
Date Time Unit Aircraft Opponent Location
1 19 May 1918 1625 28 Sopwith Camel (B7351) Balloon (DES) Piave de Soligo
2 01 Jun 1918 0745 28 Sopwith Camel (B7351) Albatros D.V (DESF) Susegana-Sarano
3 15 Jun 1918 0805 28 Sopwith Camel (D8111) Albatros D.V (DESF) W of Feltre
4 30 Jun 1918 0815 28 Sopwith Camel (D8209) Albatros D.V (DES) Campolongo
5 07 Jul 1918 1045 28 Sopwith Camel (D8209) Albatros D.V (DESF) Pederiva
6 13 Jul 1918 0725 28 Sopwith Camel (B6349) C (DES) 1 Pordenone
7 31 Aug 1918 0835 66 Sopwith Camel (E1496) Balloon (DES) Conegliano

1 Shared with Capt Joseph Hallonquist, Lt A R Strang (D8209)
 
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