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| Name: |
George Donald Tod |
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| Country: |
United States |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
65 |
| Victories: |
5 |
| Born: |
15 January 1898 |
| Place of Birth: |
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New York, New York, USA |
| Died: |
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A Sopwith Camel pilot, George Donald Tod was the son of Thomas Donald Tod. He scored five victories before he was shot down near Vauxvillers on 9 August 1918. Badly wounded, he crashed behind the British lines.
Pre-war residence was Summit, New Jersey; 1920 residence was Manhattan, New York.
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
09 May 1918 |
1940 |
65 |
Sopwith Camel (D1921) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
E of Villers-Brettoneaux |
| 2 |
15 May 1918 |
0840 |
65 |
Sopwith Camel (D1921) |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
SE of Villers-Brettoneaux |
| 3 |
03 Jun 1918 |
1305 |
65 |
Sopwith Camel (D1921) |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) |
Villers-Brettoneaux |
| 4 |
08 Aug 1918 |
1225 |
65 |
Sopwith Camel (D1810) |
Fokker D.VII (CAP) |
Proyart |
| 5 |
08 Aug 1918 |
1225 |
65 |
Sopwith Camel (D1810) |
Fokker D.VII (CAP) |
Proyart |
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| 1 |
Shared with Lt Joseph White, Lt Eric Brookes, Lt F Edsted, Lt C Tolley, Lt D Oxley |
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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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