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| Name: |
Conway MacAlister Gray "Con" Farrell |
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| Country: |
Canada |
| Rank: |
Captain |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
24, 56 |
| Victories: |
7 |
| Born: |
22 May 1898 |
| Place of Birth: |
Smiths Falls, Lanark, Ontario |
| Died: |
31 March 1988 |
| Place of Death: |
Ganges, British Columbia |
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An S.E.5a pilot, Conway MacAlister Gray Farrell joined 24 Squadron on 11 March 1918. After scoring seven victories, he was reassigned to 56 Squadron on 29 August 1918 but was injured in a crash on 6 October 1918. He continued flying after the war and was renowned for his exploits as a bush pilot in the 1930s. |
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| Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) |
Lieut. Conway Macalister Gray Farrell.
This officer rendered conspicuous service on the 8th August in attacking enemy troops and transport with machine-gun fire and bombs. Having silenced a machine gun; he attacked some transport, driving off the personnel. Later on he attacked a dump and carried out a reconnaissance in an area where our Cavalry were reported to be held up, rendering a most valuable report of the situation. Eventually, in a combat with about forty scouts, he was shot down. He has destroyed or taken a leading part in the destruction of seven enemy machines.
Supplement to the London Gazette, 2 November 1918 (30989/12965) |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
23 Mar 1918 |
1815 |
24 |
S.E.5a (B63) |
Rumpler C (DES) 1 |
Nesle |
| 2 |
04 Apr 1918 |
1730 |
24 |
S.E.5a (C1099) |
Rumpler C (CAP) 2 |
St. Nicholas |
| 3 |
16 May 1918 |
1915 |
24 |
S.E.5a (C1099) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Foucaucourt |
| 4 |
26 Jul 1918 |
0730 |
24 |
S.E.5a (E1293) |
DFW C (CAP) 3 |
Royaucourt |
| 5 |
04 Aug 1918 |
0900 |
24 |
S.E.5a (D6937) |
DFW C (DES) 4 |
N of Suzanne |
| 6 |
04 Aug 1918 |
1005 |
24 |
S.E.5a (D6937) |
DFW C (OOC) |
Fricourt |
| 7 |
10 Aug 1918 |
1400 |
24 |
S.E.5a (E4022) |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
NE of Le Quesnoy |
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| 1 |
Shared with Lt Andrew Cowper, Lt PJ Nolan (B8411) |
| 2 |
Shared with Lt Ronald Mark |
| 3 |
Shared with Lt Horace Barton, Lt JJ Palmer (C1861), Lt WJ Miller (C6466), Lt FS Passmore (C1938) |
| 4 |
Shared with Lt Horace Barton |
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