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Name: Meredith Thomas
Air Force Cross (AFC) Meredith Thomas
Country: England
Rank: Captain
Service: Royal Flying Corps
Unit: 41
Victories: 5
Born: 06 July 1892
Place of Birth: Felindre, Radnorshire, Wales
Died: 20 May 1984
Place of Death: Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
 
 
2nd Lieutenant Meredith Thomas, 6th Welsh Regiment, received Royal Aero Club Aviator's Certificate 6574 on 29 March 1917. Posted to 41 Squadron, he scored five victories flying the D.H.5 and S.E.5a.
Great Britain, Royal Aero Club Aviators' Certificates, 1910-1950
 
Victories
Date Time Unit Aircraft Opponent Location
1 25 Sep 1917 1810 41 D.H.5 (B340) Albatros D.III (DES) SW of Cambrai
2 28 Sep 1917 1810 41 D.H.5 (B340) Albatros D.III (DES) Bugnicourt
3 30 Nov 1917 1345 41 S.E.5a (B38) Albatros D.V (DES) Rumilly
4 30 Nov 1917 1400 41 S.E.5a (B38) Albatros D.V (OOC) 1 Rumilly
5 06 Dec 1917 1450 41 S.E.5a (B633) Albatros D.V (OOC) 2 Sailly

1 Shared with Capt Loudoun MacLean, Lt Russell Winnicott and Lt Frank Taylor
2 Shared with Capt Ernest Davis (B666) and 2Lt Anderson (B596)
 
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