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| Name: |
Archibald "Archie"
Douglas Buchanan |
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United States |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
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Royal Naval Air Service
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
210 (RAF) |
| Victories: |
7 |
| Born: |
05 October 1895* |
| Place of Birth: |
Chicago, Illinois, USA |
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The son of Archibald Douglas and Eleanore (Bergére) Buchanan,
Archibald Buchanan joined the Royal Naval Air Service and was promoted to temporary Sub-Lieutenant on 8 January 1917. On 11 June 1918, he was assigned to 210 Squadron, scoring seven confirmed victories over Belgium. On 30 October 1918, in a battle with seven Fokker D.VIIs, Buchanan's Sopwith Camel (F3242) was shot down by Michael Hutterer and
Archie Buchanan was captured, spending the last twelve days of the war as a prisoner.
*Year of birth listed as 1892 in some sources |
WWI Draft Registration
US Passport Application, 1920
US Passport Application, 1920
US Passport Application, 1920
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| Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) |
Lieut. Archibald Buchanan, 210 Sqn. (Sea Patrol, FLANDERS)
On 29th September this officer displayed great gallantry. In an engagement with fifteen Fokker biplanes, owing to engine trouble he was compelled to remain under his flight; he nevertheless accounted for two enemy machines, attacking one under its tail causing it to crash, and driving another down out of control. In addition to the foregoing this officer has destroyed three machines and driven down two out of control.
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
30 Jun 1918 |
1110 |
210 |
Sopwith Camel (D9669) |
Balloon |
NE of Estaires |
| 2 |
20 Jul 1918 |
0945 |
210 |
Sopwith Camel (D6909) |
Fokker D.VII 1 |
SE of Ostende |
| 3 |
31 Jul 1918 |
1830 |
210 |
Sopwith Camel (D6909) |
Fokker D.VII |
NW of Wervicq |
| 4 |
11 Aug 1918 |
1050 |
210 |
Sopwith Camel (D3422) |
Pfalz D.III |
S of Westende |
| 5 |
16 Sep 1918 |
1115 |
210 |
Sopwith Camel (D3422) |
Fokker D.VII |
N of Zeebrugge |
| 6 |
29 Sep 1918 |
0800 |
210 |
Sopwith Camel (D3422) |
Fokker D.VII |
Wijnendaele Wood |
| 7 |
29 Sep 1918 |
0805 |
210 |
Sopwith Camel (D3422) |
Fokker D.VII |
Wijnendaele Wood |
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| 1 |
Shared with Capt Harold Mellings |
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| Books |
- American Aces of World War 1
- by Norman Franks, Harry Dempsey (Illustrator) / Paperback / Osprey Publishing (September 25, 2001)
- Over the Front
- by Norman L. R. Franks, Frank W. Bailey / Hardcover / Grub Street the Basement (May 1992)
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