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| Name: |
John De Camborne Paynter |
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| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Captain |
| Service: |
Royal Naval Air Service
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
6N, 9N, 10N, 13N (RNAS)
213 (RAF) |
| Victories: |
10 |
| Born: |
17 May 1898 |
| Place of Birth: |
Southsea, Hampshire |
| Died: |
06 June 1918 |
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| Place of Death: |
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| Cemetery: |
Dunkirk Town Cemetery, Nord, France |
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The son of Alexandra Laura Paynter (born at Portsmouth), John De Camborne Paynter was injured in a crash on 9 April 1917. He was wounded in action twice during 1918 and died from wounds received when the Germans bombed his aerodrome.
Birth registered in 2nd quarter of 1898 at Portsea Island, Hampshire; 1901 residence was Bognor, Sussex; older brother of Richard H. De Camborne Paynter.
Listed as John de Campbourne Paynter in the London Gazette.
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| Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) |
Flt. Lieut. John de Campbourne Paynter, R.N.A.S.
For the good work performed by him during a bombing attack on Ostende Seaplane Base on the 3rd March, 1918, carried out in spite of very adverse weather conditions. He has shown great zeal and courage as a fighting pilot, having destroyed several enemy, machines, and been twice wounded in aerial combats.
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
27 Oct 1917 |
1040 |
9N |
Sopwith Camel (B3830) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) 1 |
Slype |
| 2 |
05 Dec 1917 |
1505 |
13N |
Sopwith Camel (B6391) |
Albatros C (DES) 2 |
4 mi NW of Wenduyne |
| 3 |
29 Jan 1918 |
1400 |
13N |
Sopwith Camel (B3782) |
Seaplane (DES) 3 |
100 yds off Blankenberghe Pier |
| 4 |
30 Jan 1918 |
1420 |
13N |
Sopwith Camel (B3782) |
Albatros C (DES) 4 |
2 mi N of Ostend |
| 5 |
19 Feb 1918 |
1355 |
13N |
Sopwith Camel (B3782) |
Seaplane (DESF) 5 |
E of Ostend |
| 6 |
06 May 1918 |
1950 |
213 |
Sopwith Camel (B7254) |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
Wenduyne |
| 7 |
08 May 1918 |
1950 |
213 |
Sopwith Camel (B7254) |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
Wenduyne |
| 8 |
08 May 1918 |
1950 |
213 |
Sopwith Camel (B7254) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Wenduyne |
| 9 |
01 Jun 1918 |
1420 |
213 |
Sopwith Camel (B7254) |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) 6 |
Bruge |
| 10 |
01 Jun 1918 |
1420 |
213 |
Sopwith Camel (B7254) |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) 7 |
Bruge |
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| 1 |
Shared with Capt Stearne Edwards, FSL Francis Mellersh, FSL John Hales, FLt Fred Banbury, FSL C A Narbeth (B3883), FSL Arthur Wood, FSL Merrill Taylor, FCdr Harold Stackard |
| 2 |
Shared with FSL John Pinder, FSL George MacKay, FSL Maurice Cooper |
| 3 |
Shared with FCdr Leonard Slatter, FSL John Greene, FSL George MacKay, FSL Maurice Cooper |
| 4 |
Shared with FCdr Miles Day |
| 5 |
Shared with FCdr Miles Day, FSL J C Stovin (N6349), FSL E V Bell (B3773), FSL G D Smith (N6345) |
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Shared with Lt G D Smith (C66), Lt C H Denny (D3333), Lt F L Cuttle (C73), Lt P L Jenner (D8164) |
| 7 |
Shared with Lt G D Smith (C66) |
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