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| Name: |
Clement Graham Boothroyd |
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| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Unit: |
20 |
| Victories: |
12 |
| Born: |
25 August 1899 |
| Place of Birth: |
Halifax, Yorkshire |
| Died: |
February 1952 |
| Place of Death: |
Jesmond, Newcastle on Tyne |
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In 1918, Clement Graham Boothroyd scored 12 victories with 20 Squadron as a Bristol F.2b observer. On 23 October 1918, he and pilot Horace Lale scored two victories when they were attacked by 15 enemy fighters. Boothroyd transferred to the reserve in 1922 and resigned his commission in December 1926.
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| Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) |
2nd Lieut. Clement Graham Boothroyd.
(FRANCE)
An officer of high courage. On 23rd October, after attacking with bombs a railway station the formation with which this officer was flying was engaged with about fifteen enemy scouts; of these, he destroyed one and his pilot accounted for a second. In all he has to his credit eight enemy aircraft and one kite balloon.
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
02 Jul 1918 |
0840 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (C843) 1 |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
Dadizeele-Gheluwe |
| 2 |
11 Aug 1918 |
1345 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (C987) 1 |
Balloon (DES) |
S of Heule |
| 3 |
20 Sep 1918 |
1020 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (D7915) 2 |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
E of Longchamps |
| 4 |
20 Sep 1918 |
1025 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (D7915) 2 |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
N of Longchamps |
| 5 |
23 Sep 1918 |
1820 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (E2340) 3 |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
NE of St. Quentin |
| 6 |
25 Sep 1918 |
1830 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (E2568) 2 |
Fokker D.VII (DESF) |
Estres |
| 7 |
27 Sep 1918 |
1030 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (E2470) 2 |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
W of Bernot |
| 8 |
29 Sep 1918 |
1030 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (E2470) 2 |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
Lehaucourt |
| 9 |
23 Oct 1918 |
1510 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (E2407) 4 |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
SW of Noyelles |
| 10 |
23 Oct 1918 |
1515 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (E2407) 4 |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
E of Preux |
| 11 |
30 Oct 1918 |
1205 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (E2407) 4 |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
S of Avesnes |
| 12 |
30 Oct 1918 |
1205 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (E2407) 4 |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
S of Avesnes |
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| 1 |
Pilot 1/Lt E W Sweeney |
| 2 |
Pilot Malcolm McCall |
| 3 |
Pilot Lt A D Kiernander |
| 4 |
Pilot Horace Lale |
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