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| Name: |
John Carbery Preston |
| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Air Force |
| Unit: |
150 |
| Victories: |
7 |
| Born: |
01 February 1898 |
| Place of Birth: |
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| Died: |
February 1991 |
| Place of Death: |
South-Western Surrey, Surrey |
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2nd Lieutenant J. C. Preston of the Bedford Regiment was appointed Flying Officer and seconded to the Royal Flying Corps on 27 April 1917. He was made temporary Lieutenant whilst serving with the R.F.C. on 1 June 1917. Posted to 150 Squadron in Salonika, Preston scored 7 victories in the summer of 1918 as a Sopwith Camel pilot. He relinquished his commission on 6 August 1919.
Listed as John Carbury Preston in the Medal Rolls Index.
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
23 Jul 1918 |
0730 |
150 |
Sopwith Camel (D6643) 1 |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
NE of Boluntili |
| 2 |
23 Jul 1918 |
1115 |
150 |
Sopwith Camel (D6643) |
DFW C.V (OOC) |
Husarli |
| 3 |
18 Aug 1918 |
0745 |
150 |
Sopwith Camel (D6643) 2 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
N of Lake Doiran |
| 4 |
18 Aug 1918 |
0745 |
150 |
Sopwith Camel (D6643) 2 |
S.S. D.III (OOC) |
Lake Doiran |
| 5 |
18 Aug 1918 |
0745 |
150 |
Sopwith Camel (D6643) 3 |
S.S. D.III (OOC) |
Paravo |
| 6 |
18 Aug 1918 |
0745 |
150 |
Sopwith Camel (D6643) 3 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
N of Lake Doiran |
| 7 |
18 Aug 1918 |
0745 |
150 |
Sopwith Camel (D6643) 4 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
N of Lake Doiran |
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| 1 |
Shared with Lt Douglas Davies |
| 2 |
Shared with Lt H N Jennings, Lt Douglas Davies, Lt H A E Matthews (D6551) |
| 3 |
Shared with Lt H N Jennings |
| 4 |
Shared with Lt H A E Matthews (D6551) |
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