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| Name: |
James Grant |
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Scotland |
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Sergeant |
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Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
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57 |
| Victories: |
8 |
| Born: |
1899 |
| Place of Birth: |
Kilfinnan, Argyllshire, Scotland |
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The son of Simon and Agnes Grant and a D.H.4 observer with 57 Squadron, James Grant scored eight victories in 1918. |
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| Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM) |
100425 Sergt.-Mech. James Grant (Sandbank, Argyllshire). (FRANCE)
A gallant and capable non-commissioned officer who has accounted for six enemy aeroplanes. On 1st September, whilst on a bomb raid his formation was attacked by fifteen Fokker biplanes and five triplanes. In the severe fighting that ensued Sergt. Grant served his gun with exceptional skill, crashing one enemy machine, and it was largely due to his good shooting that the enemy were eventually driven off.
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
10 Jun 1918 |
2010 |
57 |
D.H.4 (D9248) 1 |
Fokker DR.I (DESF) |
Grevillers-Vimy |
| 2 |
10 Jun 1918 |
2025 |
57 |
D.H.4 (D9248) 1 |
Fokker DR.I (DES) |
Grevillers-Vimy |
| 3 |
19 Jun 1918 |
1930 |
57 |
D.H.4 (A7821) 2 |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) 5 |
Bapaume |
| 4 |
14 Aug 1918 |
1035 |
57 |
D.H.4 (D8377) 3 |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
Roisel |
| 5 |
01 Sep 1918 |
1400 |
57 |
D.H.4 (D8419) 3 |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
Cambrai |
| 6 |
04 Sep 1918 |
1000 |
57 |
D.H.4 (D8419) 4 |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
Bourlon Wood |
| 7 |
05 Sep 1918 |
1125 |
57 |
D.H.4 (D8419) 4 |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
W of Marcoing |
| 8 |
05 Sep 1918 |
1605 |
57 |
D.H.4 (D8419) 4 |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
W of Avesnes-le-Sec |
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| 1 |
Pilot Lt C W Peckham |
| 2 |
Pilot Lt J T Kirkland |
| 3 |
Pilot Lt E M Coles |
| 4 |
Pilot Capt Andrew MacGregor |
| 5 |
Shared with Capt Claud Stokes & Cpl J H Bowler |
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