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| Name: |
Percy Henry Olieff |
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| Country: |
England |
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2nd Lieutenant |
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Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
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1, 55 |
| Victories: |
5 |
| Born: |
08 May 1895 |
| Place of Birth: |
Banbury, Oxfordshire, England |
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The son of William and Harriet Olieff, Percy Henry Olieff scored his first victory as an observer with 1 Squadron in 1916. On 28 April 1917, First Class Air Mechanic Olieff received Royal Aero Club Aviator's Certificate 4610 on a Maurice Farman biplane at Military School, Ruislip. Sergeant Olieff was promoted to Second Lieutenant on 1 January 1918. Posted to 55 Squadron, he claimed four more victories flying the D.H.4. |
Great Britain, Royal Aero Club Aviators’ Certificates, 1910-1950
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
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08 Sep 1916 |
p.m. |
1 |
Morane-Saulnier 1 |
Fokker E (DD) |
Ypres |
| 1 |
27 Nov 1916 |
1230 |
1 |
Morane-Saulnier 2 |
Two-seater (DES) |
Vlamertinghe |
| 2 |
03 Oct 1917 |
0800 |
55 |
D.H.4 (A7592) 3 |
Albatros D.V (DESF) |
Courtrai |
| 3 |
24 Mar 1918 |
1245 |
55 |
D.H.4 (A7592) 4 |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
Mannheim |
| 4 |
24 Mar 1918 |
1250 |
55 |
D.H.4 (A7592) 4 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Mannheim |
| 5 |
24 Mar 1918 |
1250 |
55 |
D.H.4 (A7592) 4 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Mannheim |
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| 1 |
Pilot 2Lt T M B Newton |
| 2 |
Pilot 2Lt Vernon Castle |
| 3 |
Observer Cpl A Walters |
| 4 |
Observer 2Lt S R Wells |
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