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| Name: |
Alan Machin Wilkinson |
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| Country: |
England |
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Lieutenant Colonel |
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Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
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23, 24, 48 |
| Victories: |
19 |
| Born: |
21 November 1891 |
| Place of Birth: |
Eastbourne, Sussex |
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The son of a civil engineer, Lieutenant Alan Machin Wilkinson, of the Hampshire Regiment, received Royal Aero Club Aviator's Certificate 1398 on a Maurice Farman biplane at Farnborough on 4 July 1915. He achieved 10 of his victories while flying an Airco D.H.2. Having equipped it with two Lewis guns, he was eventually ordered to remove one of them. |
Great Britain, Royal Aero Club Aviators' Certificates, 1910-1950
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Alan Wilkinson's Medals
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| Distinguished Service Order (DSO) |
Lt. (temp. Capt.) Alan Machin Wilkinson, Hamps. R. and R.F.C.
For conspicuous gallantry and skill. He has shown great dash in attacking enemy machines, and, up to the end of August, he had accounted for five. On one occasion while fighting a hostile machine he was attacked from behind, but out-manoeuvred the enemy and shot him down. Finally he got back, his machine much damaged by machine gun fire.
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| Distinguished Service Order (DSO) Bar |
Lt. (temp. Capt.) Allan Machin Wilkinson, D.S.O., Hamp. R., and R.F.C.
For great skill and gallantry. He came down to a low altitude and destroyed a hostile scout which was attacking one of our machines, the pilot of which had been wounded, thereby saving it. In one day he shot down and destroyed six hostile machines. He has destroyed eight hostile machines during the past ten days and has displayed exceptional skill and gallantry in leading offensive patrols.
(D.S.O. gazetted October 20, 1916.)
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
16 May 1916 |
0700 |
24 |
D.H.2 (5966) |
AGO G.II (OOC) |
Péronne |
| 2 |
16 May 1916 |
0730 |
24 |
D.H.2 (5966) |
Fokker E (OOC) |
Péronne |
| 3 |
17 Jun 1916 |
1825 |
24 |
D.H.2 (5966) |
Fokker E (DES) |
Miraumont |
| 4 |
17 Jun 1916 |
1900 |
24 |
D.H.2 (5966) |
Albatros C (FTL) |
Grevillers |
| 5 |
18 Jun 1916 |
1950 |
24 |
D.H.2 (5966) |
C (DES) |
SE of Achiet le Grand |
| 6 |
19 Jul 1916 |
1015 |
24 |
D.H.2 (5966) |
Fokker E (OOC) |
Bapaume-Péronne Road |
| 7 |
21 Aug 1916 |
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24 |
D.H.2 |
C (DES) 1 |
Le Sars |
| 8 |
28 Aug 1916 |
1840 |
24 |
D.H.2 (7880) |
EA (DES) |
Le Sars-Fler |
| 9 |
31 Aug 1916 |
1100 |
24 |
D.H.2 (7880) |
Roland C (DES) |
Villers |
| 10 |
31 Aug 1916 |
1130 |
24 |
D.H.2 (7880) |
LVG C (OOC) |
High Wood |
| 11 |
05 Apr 1917 |
abt 1200 |
48 |
Bristol F.2a 2 |
Albatros D.III (OOC) |
Douai |
| 12 |
09 Apr 1917 |
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48 |
Bristol F.2a 3 |
C (DES) |
Lens |
| 13 |
09 Apr 1917 |
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48 |
Bristol F.2a 3 |
Albatros D.III (OOC) |
Lens |
| 14 |
09 Apr 1917 |
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48 |
Bristol F.2a 2 |
Albatros D.III (DES) 4 |
Arras |
| 15 |
09 Apr 1917 |
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48 |
Bristol F.2a 2 |
Albatros D.III (OOC) 4 |
Arras |
| 16 |
12 Apr 1917 |
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48 |
Bristol F.2a 2 |
Albatros D.III (OOC) 5 |
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| 17 |
13 Apr 1917 |
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48 |
Bristol F.2a 2 |
Albatros D.III (DES) 6 |
Vitry en Artois |
| 18 |
13 Apr 1917 |
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48 |
Bristol F.2a 2 |
Albatros D.III (OOC) 6 |
Vitry en Artois |
| 19 |
22 Apr 1917 |
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48 |
Bristol F.2a 2 |
Albatros D.III (OOC) |
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| 1 |
Shared with 2Lt Harry Wood, 2Lt S J Sibley |
| 2 |
Observer Lt Laurence Allen |
| 3 |
Observer Lt Hugh Griffith |
| 4 |
Shared with Capt John Letts & Lt H G Collins |
| 5 |
Shared with Lt William Winkler & 2Lt Ernest Moore |
| 6 |
Shared with Lt J W Warren & 2Lt Hugh Griffith |
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