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| Name: |
William Joseph Baynes Nel |
| Country: |
South Africa |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
84 |
| Victories: |
7 |
| Born: |
04 August 1891 |
| Place of Birth: |
Transvaal |
| Died: |
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An S.E.5a pilot, William Joseph Baynes Nel was commissioned in July 1917 and posted to 84 Squadron in the summer of 1918. He was credited with seven victories, all of them Fokker D.VIIs. After the Armistice, Nel remained in the Royal Air Force, eventually retiring with the rank of Group Captain. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
27 Jun 1918 |
0945 |
84 |
S.E.5a (D6857) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
2 mi E of Villers-Brettoneaux |
| 2 |
24 Jul 1918 |
1115 |
84 |
S.E.5a (D6926) |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
SE of Warfusée-Abancourt |
| 3 |
30 Jul 1918 |
1015 |
84 |
S.E.5a (D6926) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
Wiencourt-Caix |
| 4 |
07 Aug 1918 |
0910 |
84 |
S.E.5a (D6926) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
NE of Le Quesnel |
| 5 |
25 Aug 1918 |
1020 |
84 |
S.E.5a (E5957) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
S of Tempeux |
| 6 |
20 Sep 1918 |
1000 |
84 |
S.E.5a (E6429) |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
Mont d'Origny |
| 7 |
24 Sep 1918 |
0910 |
84 |
S.E.5a (B8491) |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
Estrées-Gouy |
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