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| Name: |
John William Pinder |
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| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Captain |
| Service: |
Royal Naval Air Service
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
9N, 13N (RNAS)
45, 213 (RAF) |
| Victories: |
17 |
| Born: |
14 February 1898 |
| Place of Birth: |
Deal, Kent |
| Died: |
16 August 1920 |
| Place of Death: |
Icara, Brazil |
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Posted to 9 Naval Squadron, John William Pinder scored his first 3 victories flying the Sopwith Triplane in the summer of 1917. He later served with 13 Naval Squadron and 45 Squadron as a Sopwith Camel pilot, scoring 14 more victories by the end of the war. In 1920 Pinder, together with Brazilian pilot Aliatar Martins, attempted to make the first flight from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Buenos Aires, Argentina in a Macchi 9 flying boat. A damaged propeller forced them down at Lagoa dos Esteves and after repairing it, they were attempting to restart the engine when Martins was hit by the prop and fell into the water. Pinder attempted to save his friend but both men drowned. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
05 Jun 1917 |
1930 |
9N |
Sopwith Triplane (N5462) |
Albatros D.III (OOC) |
Ostend |
| 2 |
07 Jul 1917 |
1730 |
9N |
Sopwith Triplane (N6475) |
Albatros D.III (OOC) 1 |
SW of Haynecourt |
| 3 |
25 Jul 1917 |
1730 |
9N |
Sopwith Camel (B3870) |
C (OOC) 2 |
Off Westende |
| 4 |
17 Oct 1917 |
0730 |
13N |
Sopwith Camel (N6439) |
Seaplane (DES) |
3 mi N of Zeebrugge |
| 5 |
04 Dec 1917 |
1535 |
13N |
Sopwith Camel (N6335) |
Aviatik C (OOC) 3 |
Houthoulst-Zarren |
| 6 |
05 Dec 1917 |
1505 |
13N |
Sopwith Camel (N6357) |
Albatros C (DES) 4 |
4 mi NW of Wenduyne |
| 7 |
19 May 1918 |
1735 |
213 |
Sopwith Camel (C65) |
Albatros D.V (DESF) 5 |
1 mi S of Woumen |
| 8 |
02 Jun 1918 |
1935 |
213 |
Sopwith Camel (C65) |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) 5 |
Moorslede |
| 9 |
07 Jun 1918 |
1805 |
213 |
Sopwith Camel (C65) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
4 mi S of Dixmude |
| 10 |
15 Jun 1918 |
1745 |
213 |
Sopwith Camel (C65) |
Hannover C (OOC) 6 |
Poperinghe |
| 11 |
27 Jun 1918 |
1020 |
213 |
Sopwith Camel (C65) |
Fokker D.VII (DESF) |
Off Blankenberghe |
| 12 |
30 Jul 1918 |
1205 |
213 |
Sopwith Camel (D8216) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
3 mi SW of Ostend |
| 13 |
09 Oct 1918 |
1500 |
45 |
Sopwith Camel (D8240) |
Rumpler C (OOC) |
Xaffevillers |
| 14 |
23 Oct 1918 |
1220 |
45 |
Sopwith Camel (E7244) |
Rumpler C (OOC) |
S of St. Die |
| 15 |
23 Oct 1918 |
1240 |
45 |
Sopwith Camel (E7244) |
Rumpler C (CAP) |
Fruize |
| 16 |
28 Oct 1918 |
1050 |
45 |
Sopwith Camel (E7244) |
Rumpler C (CAP) |
Corcieux |
| 17 |
05 Nov 1918 |
1550 |
45 |
Sopwith Camel (E7244) |
Rumpler C (DES) |
N of Parroy |
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| 1 |
Shared with FCdr G E Hervey (N6174), FSL Arthur Whealy, FSL Harold Mott, FSL J C Tanner (N6166) |
| 2 |
Shared with FLt Fred Banbury, FSL Snell (B3813), FSL Oliver Redgate, FSL Harold Mott |
| 3 |
Shared with FSL George MacKay |
| 4 |
Shared with FSL George MacKay, FSL Maurice Cooper, FSL John Paynter |
| 5 |
Shared with Lt William Gray |
| 6 |
Shared with Lt A R Talbot (B7154), Lt C P Sparkes (B7229) |
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