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| Name: |
George Benson Anderson |
| Country: |
Canada |
| Rank: |
Flight Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Naval Air Service
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
3N; 3W (RNAS) |
| Victories: |
5 |
| Born: |
26 December 1891 |
| Place of Birth: |
Ottawa, Ontario |
| Died: |
17 November 1958 |
| Place of Death: |
Ottawa, Ontario |
| Cemetery: |
Maitland, Ontario |
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After serving with 3 Wing, Anderson joined 3 Naval Squadron in the spring of 1917. After scoring his first victory with a Sopwith Pup, his squadron was re-equipped with new aircraft and Anderson scored four more victories flying the Sopwith Camel. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
23 Apr 1917 |
0630 |
3N |
Sopwith Pup (N5194) |
Albatros D.III (OOC) |
Croiselles |
| 2 |
22 Aug 1917 |
1550 |
3N |
Sopwith Camel (B3858) |
Albatros D.III (OOC) |
St. Pierre Capelle |
| 3 |
10 Sep 1917 |
1800 |
3N |
Sopwith Camel (B3895) |
DFW C (CAP) 1 |
Furnes |
| 4 |
11 Sep 1917 |
1100 |
3N |
Sopwith Camel (B3940) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Thorout |
| 5 |
23 Jan 1918 |
1500 |
3N |
Sopwith Camel (B3940) |
DFW C.V (OOC) |
Houthoulst Forest |
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| 1 |
Shared with Harold Beamish, FSL G Harrower (B3782), Edward Hayne, F/Cdr RF Redpath (B3785) |
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