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| Name: |
Frank Ormond "Mongoose" Soden |
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| Country: |
Canada |
| Rank: |
Captain |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
41, 60 |
| Victories: |
27 |
| Born: |
03 November 1895 |
| Place of Birth: |
Petitcodiac, New Brunswick |
| Died: |
12 February 1961 |
| Place of Death: |
London, England |
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Although born in Canada, Frank Ormond Soden emigrated to England in 1904. During the Great War he scored 27 victories flying Nieuport scouts and the S.E.5a. He remained in the Royal Air Force when the war ended. He received a bar to his Distinguished Flying Cross for service in Kurdistan in 1922. He was promoted to Group Captain on 1 April 1939 and was commanding officer of RAF Biggin Hill from December 1940 to June 1941. After the war he went to Kenya. |
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| Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) |
Capt. Frank Ormond Soden. (FRANCE)
A bold and skilful officer who has accounted for three enemy aeroplanes and two balloons during recent operations.
Supplement to the London Gazette, 8 February 1919 (31170/2047) |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
25 Jun 1917 |
1025 |
60 |
Nieuport (B1598) |
Albatros D.III (OOC) 1 |
Dury |
| 2 |
03 Jul 1917 |
1830 |
60 |
Nieuport (B1602) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Graincourt |
| 3 |
17 Sep 1917 |
1830 |
60 |
S.E.5a (B543) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Polygon Wood |
| 4 |
20 Sep 1917 |
1110 |
60 |
S.E.5a (B510) |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
NE of Zonnebeke |
| 5 |
21 Sep 1917 |
0700 |
60 |
S.E.5a (B523) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Langemarck |
| 6 |
21 Oct 1917 |
1615 |
60 |
S.E.5a (B543) |
C (DES) 1 |
Houthoulst |
| 7 |
01 Nov 1917 |
1345 |
60 |
S.E.5a (A8898) |
C (OOC) 2 |
Moorslede |
| 8 |
01 Nov 1917 |
1410 |
60 |
S.E.5a (A8898) |
C (OOC) 2 |
Moorslede |
| 9 |
05 Nov 1917 |
1215 |
60 |
S.E.5a (B543) |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
Houthoulst |
| 10 |
06 Nov 1917 |
0730 |
60 |
S.E.5a (B543) |
C (DES) 2 |
Zonnebeke |
| 11 |
18 Dec 1917 |
0815 |
60 |
S.E.5a (A8934) |
Albatros C (OOC) 3 |
Gheluvelt |
| 12 |
01 Jan 1918 |
1050 |
60 |
S.E.5a (C5332) |
DFW C (OOC) 4 |
W of Roulers |
| 13 |
09 Jan 1918 |
1645 |
60 |
S.E.5a (C5332) |
Albatros D.V (DESF) 5 |
Moorslede |
| 14 |
28 Jan 1918 |
1330 |
60 |
S.E.5a (C5332) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Handzaeme |
| 15 |
05 Feb 1918 |
1130 |
60 |
S.E.5a (C5332) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
N of Becelaere |
| 16 |
05 Feb 1918 |
1130 |
60 |
S.E.5a (C5332) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
N of Becelaere |
| 17 |
08 Aug 1918 |
1145 |
41 |
S.E.5a (E1300) |
Fokker D.VII (DESF) |
W of Proyart |
| 18 |
25 Aug 1918 |
1900 |
41 |
S.E.5a (E1300) |
Fokker D.VII (DESF) |
S of Comines |
| 19 |
29 Aug 1918 |
0920 |
41 |
S.E.5a (E4048) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
Steenwerck |
| 20 |
15 Sep 1918 |
1700 |
41 |
S.E.5a (C1913) |
Balloon (DES) |
Beaucamps |
| 21 |
08 Oct 1918 |
1233 |
41 |
S.E.5a (F5545) |
DFW C (DES) 6 |
Ledeghem |
| 22 |
10 Oct 1918 |
1645 |
41 |
S.E.5a (F5545) |
Fokker D.VII (DESF) 7 |
N of Moorslede |
| 23 |
14 Oct 1918 |
0920 |
41 |
S.E.5a (F5545) |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
W of Roulers |
| 24 |
14 Oct 1918 |
1620 |
41 |
S.E.5a (F5545) |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
Inglemunster |
| 25 |
26 Oct 1918 |
1440 |
41 |
S.E.5a (F5545) |
Balloon (DES) |
Mellen |
| 26 |
28 Oct 1918 |
1530 |
41 |
S.E.5a (F5545) |
Fokker D.VII (CAP) |
Ooteghem |
| 27 |
31 Oct 1918 |
1010 |
41 |
S.E.5a (E4082) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
S of Audenarde |
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| 1 |
Shared with Lt William Rutherford, 2/Lt Graham Young |
| 2 |
Shared with Capt William Rutherford |
| 3 |
Shared with Lt A W Morey (B510) |
| 4 |
Shared with 2/Lt John Crompton |
| 5 |
Shared with Capt Robert Chidlaw-Roberts, Capt G Zimmer & 2/Lt H Somerville |
| 6 |
Shared with Lt Eric Stephens |
| 7 |
Shared with Maj Geoffrey Bowman |
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