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| Name: |
Malcolm Clifford Howell |
| Country: |
USA |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Unit: |
208 |
| Victories: |
5 |
| Born: |
01 December 1895 |
| Place of Birth: |
Boonton, New Jersey, USA |
| Died: |
11 June 1976 |
| Place of Death: |
Bedford, New York, USA |
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After working in his father's real estate business for a couple of months, Malcolm Clifford Howell, a native of Boonton, New Jersery, joined the Royal Flying Corps in July 1917. He was promoted to temporary 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) on 27 Nov 1917. After training, he was posted to 208 Squadron in France but was injured in a crash on 15 May 1918. When he recovered, he rejoined his squadron and scored 5 victories flying the Sopwith Camel. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
28 Jul 1918 |
0950 |
208 |
Sopwith Camel (D6534) 1 |
Rumpler C (DES) |
S of Estaires |
| 2 |
31 Jul 1918 |
1145 |
208 |
Sopwith Camel (D9402) |
Pfalz D.III (DES) |
Henin-Lietard |
| 3 |
13 Sep 1918 |
0750 |
208 |
Sopwith Camel (E7172) |
DFW C (OOC) |
S of Henin-Lietard |
| 4 |
26 Sep 1918 |
1825 |
208 |
Sopwith Camel (E1535) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
N of St. Quentin |
| 5 |
05 Oct 1918 |
1250 |
208 |
Sopwith Camel (E7172) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
Fonsommes-Croix |
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| 1 |
Shared with Lt James White and Lt GA Wightman |
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