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Name: Earl McNabb "Handie" Hand
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
Croix de Guerre [France]
Country: Canada
Rank: Captain
Service: Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force
Units: 45, 71, 73
Victories: 5
Born: 10 March 1897
Place of Birth: Sault St. Marie, Ontario
Died: 19 March 1954
Place of Death: Toronto, Ontario
 
Flying the Sopwith Camel with 45 Squadron, Earl McNabb Hand was credited with five victories before he was wounded and captured on 1 June 1918. He was shot down by Frank Linke-Crawford. Hand later became a magistrate of the city of Toronto and was the first president of Toronto Flying Club.
 
Victories
Date Time Unit Aircraft Opponent Location
1 15 Nov 1917 0940 45 Sopwith Camel (B2430) Albatros D.V (OOC) Poelcapelle
u/c 11 Jan 1918 1145 45 Sopwith Camel (B6238) Albatros D.III (OOC) Vittorio
u/c 11 Jan 1918 1145 45 Sopwith Camel (B6238) Albatros D.III (OOC) Vittorio
2 30 Jan 1918 1050 45 Sopwith Camel (B4609) DFW C (DES) Ormelie
3 23 Apr 1918 0900 45 Sopwith Camel (B2430) Albatros D.III (DES) N of Levico
4 02 May 1918 1035 45 Sopwith Camel (B2430) Albatros D.III (DES) Mt. Chiesa
5 09 May 1918 1040 45 Sopwith Camel (B2430) Albatros D.III (DES) Vazzolo
 
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