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The son of James Sawyer, a tobbaconist, Cyril Hayes Sawyer joined the army in May 1917. After his transfer to the Royal Air Force, he was posted to 46 Squadron in the summer of 1918 and scored six victories flying the Sopwith Camel. He was killed in a crash at Athies airfield on 8 October 1918. He was 19 years old.
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
03 Aug 1918 |
1835 |
46 |
Sopwith Camel (B9253) |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
E of Lens |
| 2 |
16 Sep 1918 |
1815 |
46 |
Sopwith Camel (D6693) |
Fokker D.VII (DESF)1 |
Cambrai |
| 3 |
17 Sep 1918 |
1200 |
46 |
Sopwith Camel (D6693) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) 2 |
Cambrai |
| 4 |
17 Sep 1918 |
1200 |
46 |
Sopwith Camel (D6693) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) 2 |
Cambrai |
| 5 |
29 Sep 1918 |
1640 |
46 |
Sopwith Camel (D9457) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) 3 |
S of Beaurevoir Road |
| 6 |
02 Oct 1918 |
1030 |
46 |
Sopwith Camel (F1974) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) 4 |
Morcourt |
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| 1 |
Shared with Capt Donald MacLaren, Lt R Viall (F1971) |
| 2 |
Shared with Capt Donald MacLaren, 2Lt R D Gilpin-Brown (F5950), Lt Philip Tudhope, Capt Charles Odell, 2Lt L S Skerrington |
| 3 |
Shared with Capt Donald MacLaren |
| 4 |
Shared with Capt Donald MacLaren, Capt James Leith |
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