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| Name: |
Percy Frank Charles "Swazi" Howe |
| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Unit: |
74 |
| Victories: |
5 |
| Born: |
1896/1897 |
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From Bremersdorf, Swaziland, Percy Frank Charles Howe was educated in the Cape Colony. He joined the Royal Flying Corps in April 1917 and was posted to 74 Squadron in November 1917. With this unit he scored five victories flying the S.E.5a. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
12 Apr 1918 |
1440 |
74 |
S.E.5a |
Albatros D.V (DES) 1 |
Bois de Phalempin |
| 2 |
21 May 1918 |
0840 |
74 |
S.E.5a |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) |
NE of Merville |
| 3 |
12 Jun 1918 |
2010 |
74 |
S.E.5a (D6854) |
Pfalz D.III (DES) |
Bailleul-Armentières |
| 4 |
15 Jun 1918 |
0730 |
74 |
S.E.5a (D6854) |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) |
Menin-Courtrai |
| 5 |
15 Jun 1918 |
0810 |
74 |
S.E.5a (D6854) |
Pfalz D.III (DES) |
2 mi S of Zillebeke Lake |
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| 1 |
Shared with Capt Edward Mannock, Lt Henry Dolan, Lt Benjamin Roxburgh-Smith and Lt Harris Clements |
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