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| Name: |
George Clapham Dixon |
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| Country: |
Canada |
| Rank: |
Captain |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
40, 43, 85 |
| Victories: |
9 |
| Born: |
03 November 1895 |
| Place of Birth: |
Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Died: |
01 February 1973 |
| Place of Death: |
Vancouver, British Columbia |
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After serving with the Highland Light Infantry, George Clapham Dixon transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in April 1917. Before becoming a pilot, he scored two victories as an observer with 43 Squadron. In July 1918, he joined 85 Squadron as an S.E.5a pilot and scored two more victories. A month later, he was a flight commander with 40 Squadron, scoring five more victories before he was wounded in action on 16 September 1918. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
16 Jun 1917 |
0630 |
43 |
Sopwith 1½ Strutter (A8785) 1 |
Albatros D.III (DESF) 2 |
N of Lens |
| 2 |
13 Aug 1917 |
1930 |
43 |
Sopwith 1½ Strutter (A8785) 1 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Pont a Vendin |
| 3 |
13 Jul 1918 |
2030 |
85 |
S.E.5a (D6923) |
Pfalz D.III (DES) |
Armentières |
| 4 |
14 Jul 1918 |
0855 |
85 |
S.E.5a (D6923) |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) |
Estaires |
| 5 |
21 Aug 1918 |
1750 |
40 |
S.E.5a (C9258) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
SW of Cambrai |
| 6 |
22 Aug 1918 |
0605 |
40 |
S.E.5a (E3979) |
Balloon (DES) |
Hantay |
| 7 |
29 Aug 1918 |
1150 |
40 |
S.E.5a (E3979) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
Saudemont |
| 8 |
01 Sep 1918 |
0815 |
40 |
S.E.5a (E3979) |
DFW C (OOC) |
SE Henin-Lietard |
| 9 |
02 Sep 1918 |
1435 |
40 |
S.E.5a (E3979) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
W of Ecourt St. Quentin |
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| 1 |
Pilot 2/Lt CH Harriman |
| 2 |
Shared with Capt Kenneth Gopsill & 2/Lt J Bonner-Smith, Sgt AV Webb & Lt W Gaunt (A7798), 2/Lt LSV Gedge & Pvt Blatherwick (A8229), Lt CG Moore & Lt Wilfred Giles, Lt John Womersley & AM O'Shea |
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