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| Name: |
Wilfred Harry Sneath |
| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Naval Air Service
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
1N, 8N (RNAS)
208 (RAF) |
| Victories: |
5 |
| Born: |
19 March 1899 |
| Place of Birth: |
Hornsey, Middlesex |
| Died: |
06 April 1918 |
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| Place of Death: |
Near Lens |
| Memorial: |
Arras Flying Services Memorial, Pas de Calais, France |
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While serving with 1 Naval Squadron, Sneath was injured in a crash on 11 October 1917. Posted to 8 Naval Squadron in 1917, he scored 5 victories flying the Sopwith Camel. Sneath was killed in action, shot down in flames near Lens by Jasta 59.
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
05 Dec 1917 |
1355 |
8N |
Sopwith Camel (B3821) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) 1 |
Wingles |
| 2 |
24 Jan 1918 |
1500 |
8N |
Sopwith Camel (B3821) |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
E of Lens |
| 3 |
05 Feb 1918 |
1245 |
8N |
Sopwith Camel (N6356) |
Albatros D.V (DES) 2 |
S of Pont a Vendin |
| 4 |
16 Feb 1918 |
1115 |
8N |
Sopwith Camel (N6356) |
Albatros D.V (DESF) 3 |
Pronville |
| 5 |
06 Apr 1918 |
1130 |
208 |
Sopwith Camel (B7187) |
Fokker DR.I (OOC) 4 |
Lens |
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| 1 |
Shared with FCdr Guy Price |
| 2 |
Shared with FCdr Roderick MacDonald, FSL Harold Day, FSL Herbert Fowler |
| 3 |
Shared with FCdr Guy Price, FSL Herbert Fowler |
| 4 |
Shared with Capt Thomas Gerrard, Lt Gerald Cooper |
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