Augustus Henry Orlebar

Name:

Augustus Henry "Orly" Orlebar

Country:

England

Rank:

Captain

Service:

Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force

Units:

19, 43, 44, 73

Victories:

Born:

17 February 1897

Place of Birth:

Poddington, Bedfordshire

Died:

04 August 1943

Place of Death:

Cemetery:

St Mary's church, Podington

Under the guns of Augustus Henry Orlebar and Bristol F.2b crew Geoffrey Hughes and Hugh Claye, Lothar von Richthofen fell out of control east of Cambrai in a Fokker DR.I on 13 March 1918. Orlebar was granted a permanent commission to Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force on 1 August 1919. Promoted to Air Commodore and served at RAF Fighter Command HQ during World War II.

Opponents

Lothar von Richthofen

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
1	23 May 1917	1915	19	SPAD (A6663)	Albatros D.III (DESF)	E of Douai
2	05 Jun 1917	1115	19	SPAD (A6663)	Albatros D.III (OOC)	SE Zonnebeke
3	13 Mar 1918	1030	73	Sopwith Camel (B7282)	Fokker DR.I (DES) ¹	SE of Cambrai
4	13 Mar 1918	1030	73	Sopwith Camel (B7282)	Albatros D.V (OOC)	SE of Cambrai
5	22 Mar 1918	1430	73	Sopwith Camel (B7282)	Albatros D.V (DESF)	Ham
6	22 Mar 1918	1510	73	Sopwith Camel (B7282)	Albatros D.V (OOC)	Ham
7	29 Sep 1918	1015	43	Sopwith Snipe (E8024)	Fokker D.VII (OOC)	Remaucourt

1	Shared with Geoffrey Hughes and Hugh Claye