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| Name: |
Cristoffel Johannes "Boetie" Venter |
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| Country: |
South Africa |
| Rank: |
Captain |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
29 |
| Victories: |
16 |
| Born: |
01 November 1893 |
| Place of Birth: |
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| Died: |
20 February 1977 |
| Place of Death: |
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Cristoffel Johannes Venter was captured on 18 August 1918 when his S.E.5a was shot down near Kemmel. |
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| Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) |
Lt. Christoffel Johannes Venter.
During recent operations this officer shot down five enemy aeroplanes, one of which he followed down to 500 feet, when it was seen to fall.
He is a bold and skilful airman.
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| Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) Bar |
Lt. (T./Capt.) Christoffel Johannes Venter,
D.F.C.
A brilliant patrol leader, who has since May last destroyed eleven enemy machines. In an engagement between six of our machines and nine of the enemy, five of the latter were destroyed, Captain Venter accounting for one. Later on the same day he, in company with three other officers, engaged four Fokkers. In the combat that followed all four enemy machines were destroyed, this officer shooting down one.
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
16 May 1918 |
0930 |
29 |
S.E.5a (D3359) |
C (DES) |
Merville |
| 2 |
18 May 1918 |
1150 |
29 |
S.E.5a (D3937) |
Pfalz D.III (DESF) |
W of Estaires |
| 3 |
19 May 1918 |
1150 |
29 |
S.E.5a (D5969) |
C (DES) |
NW of Estaires |
| 4 |
02 Jun 1918 |
0815 |
29 |
S.E.5a (B8240) |
C (OOC) 1 |
Bailleul-Armentières |
| 5 |
06 Jun 1918 |
1755 |
29 |
S.E.5a (D3359) |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) |
Estaires-Bailleul |
| 6 |
08 Jun 1918 |
1930 |
29 |
S.E.5a (D3359) |
C (DESF) |
E of Merville |
| 7 |
17 Jun 1918 |
0915 |
29 |
S.E.5a (C1116) |
Albatros C (DES) |
E of Merville |
| 8 |
18 Jun 1918 |
0825 |
29 |
S.E.5a (B8504) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
NE of Estaires |
| 9 |
26 Jun 1918 |
1745 |
29 |
S.E.5a (C1116) |
Hannover C (DES) |
SE of Mt Kemmel |
| 10 |
02 Jul 1918 |
1030 |
29 |
S.E.5a (C1116) |
Halberstadt C (DES) |
W of Houthem |
| 11 |
08 Jul 1918 |
0930 |
29 |
S.E.5a (C1116) |
Hannover C (DESF) |
Messines |
| 12 |
19 Jul 1918 |
1230 |
29 |
S.E.5a (C1116) |
Halberstadt C (DES) |
Outtersteene |
| 13 |
12 Aug 1918 |
0925 |
29 |
S.E.5a (D6965) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
Comines |
| 14 |
12 Aug 1918 |
0930 |
29 |
S.E.5a (D6965) |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
NE of Armentières |
| 15 |
12 Aug 1918 |
1940 |
29 |
S.E.5a (D6965) |
Fokker D.VII (DESF) |
SE of Bailleul |
| 16 |
14 Aug 1918 |
1010 |
29 |
S.E.5a (D6965) |
Halberstadt C (DESF) 2 |
Armentières |
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| 1 |
Shared with Lt Camille Lagesse |
| 2 |
Shared with Lt Ernest Hoy |
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