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The son of William and Elizabeth Rae, Lieutenant Thomas Gillies Rae received Royal Aero Club Aviator's Certificate 5486 on a Graham-White biplane at Graham-White School, Hendon on 8 December 1917. Posted to 48 Squadron in the fall of 1918, Rae was credited with downing six Fokker D.VIIs as a Bristol F.2b pilot. |
Great Britain, Royal Aero Club Aviators' Certificates, 1910-1950
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Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
1 |
04 Oct 1918 |
1250 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (E2822) 1 |
Fokker D.VII (DESF) |
Wambrechies |
2 |
09 Oct 1918 |
1045 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (E2281) 2 |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
N of Courtrai |
3 |
21 Oct 1918 |
1220 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (E2433) 3 |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
Poteghem |
4 |
26 Oct 1918 |
1530 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (E2413) 4 |
Fokker D.VII (DES) 7 |
Renaix |
5 |
30 Oct 1918 |
1545 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (E2596) 5 |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
SW of Audenaarde |
6 |
04 Nov 1918 |
1515 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (E2596) 6 |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
Lessines-Gramont |
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1 |
Observer 2Lt C R Pickering |
2 |
Observer Sgt C F Perkin |
3 |
Observer Lt H G Lewis |
4 |
Observer 2Lt F G Smith |
5 |
Observer Lt R Watson |
6 |
Observer 2Lt R Evans |
7 |
Shared with Capt F J Phillips & 2Lt J W London (E2608) |
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