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| Name: |
Sydney Leo George "Poppy" Pope |
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| Country: |
Ireland |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
60 |
| Victories: |
6 |
| Born: |
27 March 1898 |
| Place of Birth: |
Dublin, Ireland |
| Died: |
05 November 1980 |
| Place of Death: |
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Sydney Leo George Pope was an officer cadet at Inns of Court; 2/Lt. Royal Flying Corps May, 1916; with 60 Squadron April,
1917 to Nov., 1917. Flying Nieuport Scouts and the S.E.5a, Pope scored 6 victories before he was wounded in action and forced down near St. Julien on 18 November 1917. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
08 Jun 1917 |
0745 |
60 |
Nieuport (B1652) |
Albatros C (OOC) |
Vitry |
| 2 |
20 Jun 1917 |
1140 |
60 |
Nieuport (B1679) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) 1 |
Equerchin |
| 3 |
16 Sep 1917 |
1830 |
60 |
S.E.5 (A8933) |
Albatros D.III (DES) |
S of Houthem |
| 4 |
08 Nov 1917 |
1510 |
60 |
S.E.5a (B533) |
C (DES) |
Gheluwe |
| 5 |
08 Nov 1917 |
1530 |
60 |
S.E.5a (B533) |
C (DES) |
Ypres |
| 6 |
11 Nov 1917 |
1510 |
60 |
S.E.5a (B519) |
Albatros D.III (DES) |
Gheluwe |
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| 1 |
Shared with 2Lt A R Penny (B1569) |
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