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| Name: |
Eric Landon Simonson |
| Country: |
Australia |
| Rank: |
Captain |
| Service: |
Australian Flying Corps |
| Unit: |
2 (AFC) |
| Victories: |
5 |
| Born: |
23 January 1894 |
| Place of Birth: |
Melbourne |
| Died: |
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In late 1917, Simonson transferred to the Australian Flying Corps after serving in the infantry on the Western Front. An S.E.5a pilot, he was posted to 2 Squadron in France on 15 May 1918 and downed one Pfalz D.XII and four Fokker D.VIIs by the end of the war. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
24 Sep 1918 |
1820 |
2 (AFC) |
S.E.5a (D406) |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
Habourdin |
| 2 |
24 Sep 1918 |
1820 |
2 (AFC) |
S.E.5a (D406) |
Pfalz D.XII (OOC) |
S of Habourdin |
| 3 |
28 Oct 1918 |
1525 |
2 (AFC) |
S.E.5a (D1125) |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
W of Lessines |
| 4 |
30 Oct 1918 |
0845 |
2 (AFC) |
S.E.5a (D1125) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
N of Tournai |
| 5 |
04 Nov 1918 |
0810 |
2 (AFC) |
S.E.5a (D1125) |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
Tombelle |
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