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| Name: |
John Seymour Turnbull |
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| Country: |
Australia |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
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41, 56 |
| Victories: |
5 |
| Born: |
1895 |
| Place of Birth: |
Sydney, New South Wales |
| Died: |
17 June 1918 |
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| Place of Death: |
Near Chuignes, France |
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Promoted to temporary Second Lieutenant on 20 March 1915 and latter posted to 56 Squadron, John Seymour Turnbull was wounded in action with Jasta 6 and forced to land his S.E.5 (A4861) behind British lines on 12 July 1917. After he recovered from wounds to both legs, he was reassigned to 41 Squadron. He was killed in action when his S.E.5a was shot down by August Delling of Jasta 34.
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
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24 May 1917 |
1900-2000 |
56 |
S.E.5 (A8913) |
Albatros D.III (OOC) 1 |
S of Douai |
| 2 |
11 Jul 1917 |
1845-1945 |
56 |
S.E.5 (A8911) |
Albatros D.III (OOC) |
Houthoulst Forest |
| 3 |
28 May 1918 |
1115 |
41 |
S.E.5a (D3955) |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) |
Douai |
| 4 |
12 Jun 1918 |
1300 |
41 |
S.E.5a (D3955) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Guerbigny |
| 5 |
13 Jun 1918 |
1035 |
41 |
S.E.5a (D3927) |
DFW C (DES) 2 |
Orvillers |
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| 1 |
Shared with Capt Cyril Crowe, 2Lt Reginald Hoidge, 2Lt Arthur Rhys Davids, 2Lt Keith Muspratt |
| 2 |
Shared with Capt Frederick McCall |
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