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| Name: |
Bernard Paul Gascoigne Beanlands |
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| Country: |
Canada |
| Rank: |
Captain |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
24, 70 |
| Victories: |
9 |
| Born: |
09 September 1897 |
| Place of Birth: |
Victoria, British Columbia |
| Died: |
08 May 1918 |
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| Place of Death: |
Northolt |
| Cemetery: |
Sevenoaks (St. Nicholas) Churchyard, Kent |
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Beanlands joined the Hampshire Regiment in December 1914. Attaining his Royal Aero Club Certificate in February 1916, he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps later that year. Posted to 70 Squadron, Beanlands scored his first victory flying a Sopwith 1½ Strutter on 6 September 1916. In the summer of 1917, he was reassigned to 24 Squadron as a flight commander. After scoring seven victories flying the D.H.5, his squadron was re-equipped with the S.E.5a. With this aircraft, Beanlands scored his final victory on 18 March 1918. Three days later, he was wounded in action and did not return to combat duty. |
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| Military Cross (MC) |
Lt. (T./Capt.) Bernard Paul Gascoigne Beanlands, Hamp. R. and R.F.C.
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He has brought down three enemy aeroplanes out of control and driven down several others over the enemy lines.
Supplement to the London Gazette, 25 April 1918 (30651/4995) |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
06 Sep 1916 |
1845 |
70 |
Sopwith 1½ Strutter (A1902) 1 |
Roland C (DESF) 2 |
Elincourt |
| 2 |
25 Aug 1917 |
0600 |
24 |
D.H.5 (A9165) |
C (DESF) |
Bellenglise |
| 3 |
25 Aug 1917 |
0600 |
24 |
D.H.5 (A9165) |
C (OOC) 3 |
Bellenglise |
| 4 |
12 Nov 1917 |
1415 |
24 |
D.H.5 (A9304) |
C (OOC) |
2 mi E of Dixmude |
| 5 |
13 Nov 1917 |
1230 |
24 |
D.H.5 (A9304) |
Albatros D.III (CAP) |
Schoorbakke |
| 6 |
13 Nov 1917 |
1230 |
24 |
D.H.5 (A9304) |
Albatros D.III (OOC) |
Schoorbakke |
| 7 |
18 Nov 1917 |
1105 |
24 |
D.H.5 (A9304) |
Albatros D.III (OOC) 4 |
Nieuport-Dixmude |
| 8 |
30 Nov 1917 |
1255 |
24 |
D.H.5 (A9304) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
E of Bourlon Wood |
| 9 |
18 Mar 1918 |
1140 |
24 |
S.E.5a (C1081) |
C (OOC) 5 |
Villers Le Sec |
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| 1 |
Observer Lt CA Good |
| 2 |
Shared with Capt William Sanday & Lt Busk, Lt Selby & Lt Thomas (A394) |
| 3 |
Shared with 2/Lt WB Ives (A9389) |
| 4 |
Shared with 2/Lt D Sutherland |
| 5 |
Shared with Lt Harold Redler |
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