John Stanley Chick

Name:

John Stanley Chick

Country:

Wales

Rank:

Captain

Service:

Royal Flying Corps

Units:

Victories:

Born:

22 September 1897

Place of Birth:

Pontardawe, Glamorgan

Died:

21 January 1960

Place of Death:

2nd Lieutenant John Stanley Chick received Royal Aero Club Aviator's Certificate 4735 on the Maurice Farman biplane at Military School, Ruislip on 27 May 1917. He was injured in a crash on 26 June 1918.

Military Cross (MC)

T./2nd Lt. John Stanley Chick, Gen. List and R.F.C.
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. While leading a patrol of four machines over the enemy's lines he attacked an enemy two-seater machine, which his observer drove down completely out of control. Shortly afterwards the patrol engaged nineteen enemy machines; he dived on to the uppermost machine, and drove it down in a series of spins and side-slips completely out of control. He then attacked two others and brought them down in the same manner, while his observer drove down another out of control. On another occasion his formation, consisting of five machines, attacked twenty-five enemy aeroplanes. He destroyed one of the enemy, and drove down another out of control. He set a magnificent example of courage and skill.

Supplement to the London Gazette, 13 May 1918 (30681/5697)

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
1	01 Jan 1918	1330	11	Bristol Fighter (C4846) ¹	Albatros D.V (OOC)	Crevecoeur
2	28 Jan 1918	1315	11	Bristol Fighter ²	DFW C (OOC)	N of Bourlon Wood
3	12 Mar 1918	1115	11	Bristol Fighter (C4847) ³	C (OOC)	S of Cambrai
4	12 Mar 1918	1145	11	Bristol Fighter (C4847) ³	Fokker DR.I (OOC)	Caudry
5	12 Mar 1918	1150	11	Bristol Fighter (C4847) ³	Fokker DR.I (OOC)	Caudry
6	12 Mar 1918	1155	11	Bristol Fighter (C4847) ³	Fokker DR.I (OOC)	Caudry
7	12 Mar 1918	1155	11	Bristol Fighter (C4847) ³	Fokker DR.I (OOC)	Caudry
8	13 Mar 1918	1345	11	Bristol Fighter (C4847) ³	Albatros D.V (OOC)	S of Cambrai
9	15 Mar 1918	1115	11	Bristol Fighter (A7153) ³	Albatros D.V (DESF)	Rumilly
10	15 Mar 1918	1115	11	Bristol Fighter (A7153) ³	Albatros D.V (OOC)	Rumilly
11	09 May 1918	1220	11	Bristol Fighter (C4845) ⁴	Pfalz D.III (OOC)	S of Albert
12	09 May 1918	1220	11	Bristol Fighter (C4845) ⁴	Pfalz D.III (OOC)	S of Albert
13	15 May 1918	0600	11	Bristol Fighter (C797) ⁴	C (DESF)	Brebieres
14	15 May 1918	1720	11	Bristol Fighter (C797) ⁴	Fokker DR.I (DES)	SE of Albert
15	15 May 1918	1721	11	Bristol Fighter (C797) ⁴	Pfalz D.III (DES)	SE of Albert
16	15 May 1918	1722	11	Bristol Fighter (C797) ⁴	Fokker DR.I (OOC)	SE of Albert

1	Observer Lt H R Kinkead
2	Observer Capt Reginald Makepeace
3	Observer Lt Percy Douglas
4	Observer Lt Eric Gilroy