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| Name: |
Donald Charles Cunnell |
| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Captain |
| Service: |
Royal
Flying Corps |
| Unit: |
20 |
| Victories: |
9 |
| Born: |
1893 |
| Place of Birth: |
Norwich, Norfolk |
| Killed In Action: |
12 July 1917 |
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| Place of Death: |
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| Cemetery: |
Bailleul Communal
Cemetery Extension, Nord, France |
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After being commissioned in the Hampshire Regiment, Donald Charles Cunnell transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in late 1915. As a flight commander with 20 Squadron in 1917, he scored 9 victories flying the F.E.2d. Near Wervicq on 6 July 1917, Cunnell and his observer fought Jasta 11 and claimed four Albatros D.Vs out of control. A fifth Albatros, flown by Manfred von Richthofen, was also hit but not claimed. Killed in action on 12 July 1917, Cunnell's observer flew the F.E.2d back to base.
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
02 May 1917 |
1115 |
20 |
F.E.2d (A6431) |
Albatros D.III (DESF) |
Comines |
| 2 |
26 May 1917 |
1035 |
20 |
F.E.2d (A6431) |
Albatros D.III (DES) |
Comines-Quesnoy |
| 3 |
31 May 1917 |
1920 |
20 |
F.E.2d (A6430) |
Albatros D.III (DES) |
Comines |
| 4 |
05 Jun 1917 |
0810 |
20 |
F.E.2d (A6414) |
Albatros D.V (DESF) |
Coucou |
| 5 |
06 Jul 1917 |
1030 |
20 |
F.E.2d (A6512) 1 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Wervicq |
| 6 |
06 Jul 1917 |
1030 |
20 |
F.E.2d (A6512) 1 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Wervicq |
| 7 |
06 Jul 1917 |
1030 |
20 |
F.E.2d (A6512) 1 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Wervicq |
| 8 |
06 Jul 1917 |
1030 |
20 |
F.E.2d (A6512) 1 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Wervicq |
| 9 |
11 Jul 1917 |
1400 |
20 |
F.E.2d (A6412) |
Albatros D.V (DESF) |
Wervicq-Menin |
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| 1 |
Observer Albert Edward Woodbridge |
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