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An aeronautical engineer and the son of Douglas and Victoria Ridley, Cyril Burfield Ridley received Royal Aero Club Aviator's Certificate 2474 on a Maurice Farman biplane at Hall School, Hendon on 20 February 1916. In 1920, whilst serving with 12 Squadron in Cologne, Germany, he was killed in a mid-air collision with John De Pencier. |
Great Britain, Royal Aero Club Aviators' Certificates, 1910-1950 |
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| Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) |
"Flt. Lieut. (Actg. Flt. Cdr.) Cyril Burfield Ridley, R.N.A.S.
For distinguished services as a pilot and for courage in low-flying expeditions during which he attacked enemy trenches with machine-gun fire from a height of 30 feet.
On the 9th March, 1918, he attacked a formation of enemy scouts, selecting one which was attacking one of our machines. The enemy aircraft dived down with a quantity of smoke issuing from it, but appeared to flatten out at 2,000 feet and disappeared in the mist.
He has previously destroyed several enemy machines, and has at all times led his flight with great skill and courage."
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
29 Apr 1917 |
1150 |
1N |
Sopwith Triplane (N5437) |
Albatros D.III (OOC) 1 |
Villers les Cagnicourt |
| 2 |
17 Jul 1917 |
2005 |
1N |
Sopwith Triplane (N6304) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
4m E of Messines |
| 3 |
14 Aug 1917 |
0840 |
1N |
Sopwith Triplane (N6296) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
NE of Ypres |
| 4 |
10 Sep 1917 |
1705 |
1N |
Sopwith Triplane (N5436) |
DFW C (OOC) 2 |
Zillebeke |
| 5 |
06 Dec 1917 |
1100 |
1N |
Sopwith Camel (B6418) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
N of Passchendaele |
| 6 |
12 Mar 1918 |
1315 |
1N |
Sopwith Camel (B7248) |
Balloon (DES) |
Ypres |
| 7 |
08 Apr 1918 |
0645 |
201 |
Sopwith Camel (B7248) |
Balloon (DES) |
E of Boyelles |
| 8 |
02 May 1918 |
1250 |
201 |
Sopwith Camel (B7248) |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) |
E of Villers Brettoneaux |
| 9 |
06 May 1918 |
1920 |
201 |
Sopwith Camel (B7248) |
Fokker DR.I (DES) |
S of Albert |
| 10 |
30 Jun 1918 |
0815 |
201 |
Sopwith Camel (B7248) |
Fokker DR.I (OOC) |
Pozieres |
| 11 |
04 Jul 1918 |
1915 |
201 |
Sopwith Camel (B7248) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
Foucaucourt |
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| 1 |
Shared with FSL Herbert Rowley |
| 2 |
Shared with FCdr Forster Maynard, FSL E Anthony (N6296), FSL H V Rowley (N5373), FSL Cecil Brock, FSL G B G Scott (N5455), FLt H L Everett (N6308), FSL Anthony Spence |
| 3 |
Shared with FCdr Herbert Rowley |
| 4 |
Shared with Capt Douglast Bell |
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