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| Name: |
Augustus Henry "Orly" Orlebar |
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| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Captain |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
19, 43, 44, 73 |
| Victories: |
7 |
| Born: |
17 February 1897 |
| Place of Birth: |
Poddington, Bedfordshire |
| Died: |
04 August 1943 |
| Place of Death: |
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| Cemetery: |
St Mary's church, Podington |
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Under the guns of Augustus Henry Orlebar and Bristol F.2b crew Geoffrey Hughes and Hugh Claye, Lothar von Richthofen fell out of control east of Cambrai in a Fokker DR.I on 13 March 1918. Orlebar was granted a permanent commission to Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force on 1 August 1919. Promoted to Air Commodore and served at RAF Fighter Command HQ during World War II. |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
23 May 1917 |
1915 |
19 |
SPAD (A6663) |
Albatros D.III (DESF) |
E of Douai |
| 2 |
05 Jun 1917 |
1115 |
19 |
SPAD (A6663) |
Albatros D.III (OOC) |
SE Zonnebeke |
| 3 |
13 Mar 1918 |
1030 |
73 |
Sopwith Camel (B7282) |
Fokker DR.I (DES) 1 |
SE of Cambrai |
| 4 |
13 Mar 1918 |
1030 |
73 |
Sopwith Camel (B7282) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
SE of Cambrai |
| 5 |
22 Mar 1918 |
1430 |
73 |
Sopwith Camel (B7282) |
Albatros D.V (DESF) |
Ham |
| 6 |
22 Mar 1918 |
1510 |
73 |
Sopwith Camel (B7282) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Ham |
| 7 |
29 Sep 1918 |
1015 |
43 |
Sopwith Snipe (E8024) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
Remaucourt |
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| 1 |
Shared with Geoffrey Hughes and Hugh Claye |
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