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| Name: |
Alfred Edwin "Eddie" McKay |
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| Country: |
Canada |
| Rank: |
Captain |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps |
| Units: |
23, 24 |
| Victories: |
10 |
| Born: |
27 December 1892 |
| Place of Birth: |
Brussels, Ontario |
| Died: |
28 December 1917 |
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| Place of Death: |
Between Gheluvelt and Dadizeele |
| Memorial: |
Arras Flying Services Memorial, Pas de Calais, France |
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Alfred Edwin McKay attended the University of Western Ontario. On 28 October 1916, he and Arthur Knight were on patrol over the Somme when they were attacked by Oswald Boelcke. In the ensuing battle, Boelcke was killed when his Albatros collided with that of Erwin Böhme. McKay was killed the following year when his SPAD was shot down by a German two-seater. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
20 Jul 1916 |
2045 |
24 |
D.H.2 (6010) |
Roland C (OOC) |
High Wood |
| 2 |
09 Nov 1916 |
1345 |
24 |
D.H.2 (7884) |
D (DES) 1 |
Le Transloy |
| 3 |
24 Jan 1917 |
1215 |
24 |
D.H.2 (7884) |
Albatros C (CAP) 2 |
Flers |
| 4 |
25 Jan 1917 |
1035 |
24 |
D.H.2 (7884) |
Albatros D.II (CAP) |
S of Bapaume |
| 5 |
19 Nov 1917 |
1210 |
23 |
SPAD (B3560) |
C (DES) |
NE of Oostnieuwkerke |
| 6 |
19 Nov 1917 |
1230 |
23 |
SPAD (B3560) |
C (DES) |
Passchendaele |
| 7 |
23 Nov 1917 |
1120 |
23 |
SPAD (B3560) |
DFW C (OOC) |
N of Wervicq-Becelaere |
| 8 |
12 Dec 1917 |
1420 |
23 |
SPAD (B3560) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Houthoulst Forest |
| 9 |
18 Dec 1917 |
1040 |
23 |
SPAD (B3560) |
DFW C (DES) |
Gheluvelt |
| 10 |
18 Dec 1917 |
1015 |
23 |
SPAD (B3560) |
DFW C (OOC) |
S of Gheluvelt |
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| 1 |
Shared with 2/Lt Eric Pashley, Lt Arthur Knight |
| 2 |
Shared with Capt Harry Wood |
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