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| Name: |
William Edward George "Pedro" Mann |
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| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Captain |
| Service: |
Royal Naval Air Service
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
8N (RNAS)
208 (RAF) |
| Victories: |
13 |
| Born: |
20 April 1899 |
| Place of Birth: |
Brentford, Middlesex |
| Died: |
1966 |
| Place of Death: |
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Flying the Sopwith Camel, William Edward George Mann scored 13 victories with 208 Squadron in 1918. Post-war, he served as a Central Flying School instructor and flew in the Hendon Air Pageants of 1921 and 1924. He was promoted to Squadron Leader in 1934 and attended Staff College at Andover in 1936. Before he retired from the Royal Air Force, he achieved the rank of Air Commodore and was awarded the Order of the Bath and the Order of the British Empire. Before his death in 1966, he was employed by the Decca Navigation Company in Beirut. |
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| Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) |
Lieut. (A./Capt.) William Edward George Mann. (FRANCE)
This officer has led many patrols into action, and invariably displays marked fearlessness and ability, setting a fine example to other Pilots. He has accounted for nine enemy aeroplanes, and in these combats his success has been largely due to his skill in manoeuvre and bold daring in closing to short range with the enemy.
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
08 May 1918 |
1115 |
208 |
Sopwith Camel (D1845) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Provin |
| 2 |
09 May 1918 |
1345 |
208 |
Sopwith Camel (D1845) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Phalempin |
| 3 |
08 Jul 1918 |
0810 |
208 |
Sopwith Camel (D1834) |
Rumpler C (DES) 1 |
SW of Estaires |
| 4 |
31 Jul 1918 |
2020 |
208 |
Sopwith Camel (D1834) |
Albatros D.V (DES) 2 |
SW of Douai |
| 5 |
09 Aug 1918 |
1125 |
208 |
Sopwith Camel (D1834) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
Nesle |
| 6 |
16 Aug 1918 |
0905 |
208 |
Sopwith Camel (D6634) |
Hannover C (DES) |
Oppy |
| 7 |
27 Aug 1918 |
0750 |
208 |
Sopwith Camel (F1588) |
Fokker D.VII (DESF) |
S of Scarpe River |
| 8 |
01 Sep 1918 |
1000 |
208 |
Sopwith Camel (F1588) |
DFW C (OOC) |
N of Gloster Wood |
| 9 |
03 Sep 1918 |
1425 |
208 |
Sopwith Camel (F1588) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
Marquion |
| 10 |
06 Sep 1918 |
1830 |
208 |
Sopwith Camel (F1588) |
Fokker D.VII (DESF) |
Canal du Nord |
| 11 |
06 Sep 1918 |
1830 |
208 |
Sopwith Camel |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
Canal du Nord |
| 12 |
25 Sep 1918 |
1750 |
208 |
Sopwith Camel (D9484) |
Halberstadt C (DES) |
Gouy |
| 13 |
26 Sep 1918 |
1840 |
208 |
Sopwith Camel |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
SE of St. Quentin |
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| 1 |
Shared with Lt J Mollison |
| 2 |
Shared with Lt L E A Green |
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