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| Name: |
John Henry Smith |
| Country: |
Canada |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
46 |
| Victories: |
8 |
| Born: |
09 March 1894 |
| Place of Birth: |
Deseronte, Ontario |
| Died: |
1959 |
| Place of Death: |
Forest Hills, New York, USA |
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On 29 June 1917, Smith joined the Royal Flying Corps. Posted to 46 Squadron on 3 March 1918, he scored eight victories as a Sopwith Camel pilot. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
23 Mar 1918 |
0930 |
46 |
Sopwith Camel (C1685) |
Albatros C (OOC) 1 |
N of Croisilles |
| 2 |
23 Mar 1918 |
1800 |
46 |
Sopwith Camel (C1685) |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
Vaux |
| 3 |
02 Apr 1918 |
1315 |
46 |
Sopwith Camel (C1617) |
Balloon (DES) 2 |
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| 4 |
02 May 1918 |
1700 |
46 |
Sopwith Camel (C1575) |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) 3 |
Estaires |
| 5 |
06 May 1918 |
1800 |
46 |
Sopwith Camel |
DFW C (CAP) 4 |
St. Venant |
| 6 |
09 May 1918 |
1200 |
46 |
Sopwith Camel (C1575) |
Fokker DR.I (DES) 5 |
S of Lestrem |
| 7 |
22 May 1918 |
1815 |
46 |
Sopwith Camel (D6509) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Richebourg St. Vaast |
| 8 |
22 May 1918 |
1815 |
46 |
Sopwith Camel (D6509) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Richebourg St. Vaast |
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| 1 |
Shared with 2/Lt Donald MacLaren, 2/Lt HP Blakely (B5435) |
| 2 |
Shared with 2/Lt Donald MacLaren |
| 3 |
Shared with Capt Cecil Marchant |
| 4 |
Shared with Capt Donald MacLaren, Capt Cecil Marchant, Lt Victor Yeates, 2/Lt HTW Manwaring |
| 5 |
Shared with Lt HLM Dodson (C1643) |
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