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| Name: |
Frederick Carr "Army" Armstrong |
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| Country: |
Canada |
| Rank: |
Flight Commander |
| Service: |
Royal Naval Air Service |
| Units: |
3N; 3W (RNAS) |
| Victories: |
13 |
| Born: |
13 June 1896 |
| Place of Birth: |
Toronto, Ontario |
| Died: |
25 March 1918 |
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| Place of Death: |
S of Ervillers |
| Memorial: |
Arras Flying Services Memorial, Pas de Calais, France |
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Armstrong joined the Royal Naval Air Service in 1915 and was posted to 3 Naval Squadron at Dunkirk in February 1917. He was killed in action when his Sopwith Camel went down in flames near Ervillers. |
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| Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) |
Act. Flt. Cdr. Fred Carr Armstrong,
R.N.A.S.
In recognition of his services with a Wing of the R.N.A.S. at Dunkirk between February and September, 1917. He has destroyed several hostile machines, and has led his flight with very great skill and gallantry.
Supplement to the London Gazette, 30 November 1917 (30408/12548) |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
06 Apr 1917 |
1020 |
3N |
Sopwith Pup (N6178) |
Halberstadt D.II (OOC) |
Bourlon Wood |
| 2 |
12 Apr 1917 |
1030 |
3N |
Sopwith Pup (N6178) |
Albatros D.II (OOC) 1 |
Pronville |
| 3 |
02 May 1917 |
0700 |
3N |
Sopwith Pup (N6178) |
Albatros C (DESF) 2 |
Bourlon Wood |
| 4 |
06 May 1917 |
1905 |
3N |
Sopwith Pup (N6178) |
Albatros D.III (OOC) 3 |
Bourlon Wood |
| 5 |
07 Jul 1917 |
1110 |
3N |
Sopwith Pup (N6465) |
Seaplane (DES) 4 |
N of Ostend |
| 6 |
16 Sep 1917 |
1140 |
3N |
Sopwith Camel (B3808) |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
Thorout |
| 7 |
16 Sep 1917 |
1145 |
3N |
Sopwith Camel (B3808) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Thorout |
| 8 |
29 Jan 1918 |
1315 |
3N |
Sopwith Camel (B7193) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Roulers |
| 9 |
11 Mar 1918 |
1120 |
3N |
Sopwith Camel (B7218) |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
Drocourt |
| 10 |
21 Mar 1918 |
1150 |
3N |
Sopwith Camel (B7220) |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) |
Esquerchin |
| 11 |
22 Mar 1918 |
1300 |
3N |
Sopwith Camel (B7218) |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
Marquion |
| 12 |
23 Mar 1918 |
1700 |
3N |
Sopwith Camel (B7185) |
Pfalz D.III (DESF) |
Vaux-Beugnatre |
| 13 |
24 Mar 1918 |
1530 |
3N |
Sopwith Camel (B7218) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) 5 |
Vaux |
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| 1 |
Shared with FSL Edmund Pierce |
| 2 |
Shared with FSL Arthur Whealy, FSL Edmund Pierce |
| 3 |
Shared with FSL Harold Kerby |
| 4 |
Shared with FCdr Joseph Fall, FSL James Glen, FSL Leonard Rochford |
| 5 |
Shared with F/Lt S Smith, FSL Ronald Berlyn, F/Lt Edward Hayne, F/Lt Louis Bawlf, FCdr Arthur Whealy, F/Lt Edmund Pierce, FSL Frederick Britnell |
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