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Name: James John Scaramanga
Country: England
Rank: Lieutenant
Service: Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force
Units: 20, 22
Victories: 12
Born: 25 July 1898
Place of Birth: Redhill, Surrey, England
Died: 10 July 1918 Died From Wounds
Place of Death: France
Cemetery: Aire Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
 
 
The son of John and Lousie Scaramanga, James John Scaramanga scored twelve victories as a Brisfit observer. Wounded for the first time on 11 April 1918, he was mortally wounded on 10 July 1918.
 
Victories
Date Time Unit Aircraft Opponent Location
1 09 Mar 1918 0800 20 Bristol F.2b (C4605) 1 Albatros D.V (OOC) S of Comines
2 13 Mar 1918 1255 20 Bristol F.2b (C4615) 2 Pfalz D.III (OOC) Comines-Wervicq
3 19 Jun 1918 2020 22 Bristol F.2b (C989) 3 Fokker D.VII (DES) SE of Armentières
4 19 Jun 1918 2020 22 Bristol F.2b (C989) 3 Fokker D.VII (DES) SE of Armentières
5 19 Jun 1918 2020 22 Bristol F.2b (C989) 3 Fokker D.VII (OOC) SE of Armentières
6 27 Jun 1918 1850 22 Bristol F.2b (C989) 3 Fokker DR.I (OOC) SE of Armentières
7 01 Jul 1918 1940 22 Bristol F.2b (C989) 3 Pfalz D.III (OOC) Armentières
8 04 Jul 1918 1920 22 Bristol F.2b (C989) 3 Fokker D.VII (DES) N of Seclin
9 09 Jul 1918 1100 22 Bristol F.2b (C989) 3 DFW C (DES) N of La Bassée
10 10 Jul 1918 0930 22 Bristol F.2b (C1003) 3 Pfalz D.III (DES) Armentières-Lille
11 10 Jul 1918 0930 22 Bristol F.2b (C1003) 3 Pfalz D.III (OOC) Armentières-Lille
12 10 Jul 1918 0930 22 Bristol F.2b (C1003) 3 Pfalz D.III (OOC) Armentières-Lille

1 Pilot Lt Douglas Cooke
2 Pilot Lt Dennis Latimer
3 Pilot Lt John Gurdon
 
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