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| Name: |
William Allan Wheeler |
| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Unit: |
88 |
| Victories: |
6 |
| Born: |
05 April 1888 |
| Place of Birth: |
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Coventry, Warwickshire, England |
| Died: |
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The son of James and Elizabeth Wheeler, William Allan Wheeler served with 88 Squadron in 1918. A Bristol Fighter pilot, he and his observers scored six victories..
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
29 Jun 1918 |
2010 |
88 |
Bristol Fighter (C774) 1 |
Fokker D.VII (DESF) 5 |
NNW of Dixmude |
| 2 |
11 Aug 1918 |
1135 |
88 |
Bristol Fighter 2 |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
Combles |
| 3 |
11 Aug 1918 |
1145 |
88 |
Bristol Fighter 2 |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
NW of Péronne |
| 4 |
29 Aug 1918 |
0815 |
88 |
Bristol Fighter (D8064) 3 |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
E of Lille |
| 5 |
23 Oct 1918 |
1710 |
88 |
Bristol Fighter (E2458) 4 |
Fokker D.VII (DESF) |
Leuze |
| 6 |
30 Oct 1918 |
0930 |
88 |
Bristol Fighter (E2458) 4 |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
Peruwelz |
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| 1 |
Observer Lt Thomas Chiltern |
| 2 |
Observer Lt G N Howard |
| 3 |
Observer 2Lt William Tinsley |
| 4 |
Observer 2Lt W B Clarke |
| 5 |
Shared with Capt K R Simpson & Sgt Charles Hill, Lt Robert Cullen & Lt Edward Ward, Lt Kenneth Conn & 2Lt Bertram Smyth |
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