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Name: William O'Toole
Country: England
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
Service: Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force
Unit: 48
Victories: 8
Born: 30 December 1893
Place of Birth: Sutton, Surrey
Died:  
Place of Death:  
 
 
William O'Toole served with the 4th Reserve Battalion of the Royal Irish Fusiliers before transferring to the Royal Flying Corps on 2 April 1917. Posted to 48 Squadron on 19 June 1917, he scored 8 victories that summer as a Bristol F.2b observer. He was injured during pilot training at Reading on 14 January 1918.
 
Victories
Date Time Unit Aircraft Opponent Location
1 03 Jul 1917 0930 48 Bristol F.2b (A7153) 1 Albatros D.V (OOC) Quéant
2 27 Jul 1917 1650 48 Bristol F.2b (A7108) 2 DFW C (OOC) Westende
3 20 Aug 1917 1915 48 Bristol F.2b (A7216) 3 Albatros D.V (DES) Ghistelles
4 20 Aug 1917 1915 48 Bristol F.2b (A7216) 3 Albatros D.V (OOC) Ghistelles
5 21 Aug 1917 0745 48 Bristol F.2b (A7216) 4 Albatros D.V (OOC) E of Westende
6 21 Aug 1917 0745 48 Bristol F.2b (A7216) 4 Albatros D.V (OOC) E of Westende
7 21 Aug 1917 1945 48 Bristol F.2b (A7216) 3 Albatros D.V (DES) E of Westende
8 25 Aug 1917 1210 48 Bristol F.2b (A7216) 3 Albatros D.V (OOC) Westkerke

1 Pilot 2Lt Alan Riley
2 Pilot Capt Fred Holliday
3 Pilot Capt John Milne
4 Pilot Lt Keith Park
 
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