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| Name: |
William Harry Bland |
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| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Unit: |
65 |
| Victories: |
7 |
| Born: |
06 June 1898 |
| Place of Birth: |
Karachi, Pakistan |
| Died: |
24 October 1962 |
| Place of Death: |
Vancouver, British Columbia |
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William Harry Bland joined the Royal Flying Corps in January 1918 and was posted to 65 Squadron. Flying the Sopwith Camel, he downed seven Fokker D.VIIs. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
05 Sep 1918 |
1345 |
65 |
Sopwith Camel (F6154) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
E of Ostend |
| 2 |
04 Oct 1918 |
1750 |
65 |
Sopwith Camel (E1415) |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
Lendelede |
| 3 |
04 Oct 1918 |
1750 |
65 |
Sopwith Camel (E1415) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
Lendelede |
| 4 |
30 Oct 1918 |
1320 |
65 |
Sopwith Camel (E7160) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
W of Audenarde |
| 5 |
30 Oct 1918 |
1320 |
65 |
Sopwith Camel (E7160) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
Audenarde |
| 6 |
04 Nov 1918 |
0855 |
65 |
Sopwith Camel (E7160) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
SE of Ghent |
| 7 |
04 Nov 1918 |
0855 |
65 |
Sopwith Camel (E7160) |
Fokker D.VII (DESF) |
SE of Ghent |
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