Name:
William Norman Holmes
Country:
England
Rank:
Sergeant
Service:
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force
Unit:
62
Victories:
8
Born:
1896
Place of Birth:
Selby, Yorkshire
Died:
Place of Death:
From Yorkshire, William Norman Holmes served as an observer with 62 Squadron in 1918. He scored 8 victories serving aboard
Bristol Fighters
. On 17 March 1918, he and his pilot were shot down by anti-aircraft fire.
Victories
Date
Time
Unit
Aircraft
Opponent
Location
1
11 Mar 1918
62
Bristol F.2b
1
Fokker DR.I
(DESF)
2
13 Mar 1918
1040
62
Bristol F.2b (C4609)
1
Albatros D.V
(OOC)
Cambrai
3
24 Mar 1918
62
Bristol F.2b
1
Albatros D.V
(DES)
Nurlu-Lieramont
4
12 Apr 1918
1420
62
Bristol F.2b (B1336)
2
Albatros D.V
(DES)
Allennes
5
12 Apr 1918
1425
62
Bristol F.2b (B1336)
2
Albatros D.V
(DES)
N of Chemy
6
19 May 1918
1815
62
Bristol F.2b
3
Fokker D.VII
(OOC)
NW of Douai
7
02 Jun 1918
1945
62
Bristol F.2b (C953)
4
Fokker DR.I
(OOC)
S of Pozières
8
08 Jul 1918
0710
62
Bristol F.2b (D7899)
5
Fokker DR.I
(OOC)
NW of Carvin
1
Pilot 2Lt S W Symons
2
Pilot Sgt
Frank Johnson
3
Pilot Capt
Thomas Purdom
4
Pilot Lt
Douglas Savage
5
Pilot Capt
William Staton
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