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| Name: |
Phillip Scott Burge |
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| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Captain |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Unit: |
64 |
| Victories: |
11 |
| Born: |
29 March 1895 |
| Place of Birth: |
Potters Bar, Middlesex |
| Died: |
24 July 1918 |
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| Place of Death: |
W of Seclin |
| Cemetery: |
Dud Corner Cemetery, Loos, Pas de Calais, France |
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An S.E.5a pilot with 11 victories, Phillip Scott Burge was shot down in flames by Marat Schumm of Jasta 52.
Listed as Philip Scott Burge in some sources. |
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| Military Cross (MC) |
T./2nd Lt. (T./Capt.) Phillip Scott Burge,
MM., Gen. List, and R.A.F.
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. This officer is a brilliant fighting pilot, and has destroyed six enemy aeroplanes. His dash and determination when engaged in combat with the enemy, often numerically superior, have set a fine example to the remainder of his formation.
Supplement to the London Gazette, 16 September 1918 (30901/10929) |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
23 Mar 1918 |
1530 |
64 |
S.E.5a (B125) |
Fokker DR.I (DES) |
Bourlon Wood |
| 2 |
30 Mar 1918 |
1150 |
64 |
S.E.5a (B76) |
C (DES) 1 |
Croisilles |
| 3 |
01 Apr 1918 |
0715 |
64 |
S.E.5a (B125) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Mericourt |
| 4 |
03 May 1918 |
1055 |
64 |
S.E.5a (B58) |
Rumpler C (DES) 2 |
Mercatel |
| 5 |
16 May 1918 |
0940 |
64 |
S.E.5a |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
SW of Brebières |
| 6 |
16 May 1918 |
0941 |
64 |
S.E.5a |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Brebières |
| 7 |
20 May 1918 |
0740 |
64 |
S.E.5a (C641) |
Halberstadt C (DES) |
SW of Armentières |
| 8 |
21 May 1918 |
1050 |
64 |
S.E.5a |
Halberstadt C (DES) |
SW of Laventie |
| 9 |
19 Jul 1918 |
0835 |
64 |
S.E.5a (D6900) |
Fokker DR.I (DES) |
S of Lille |
| 10 |
20 Jul 1918 |
0945 |
64 |
S.E.5a |
Rumpler C (DES) 3 |
Drocourt |
| 11 |
22 Jul 1918 |
2010 |
64 |
S.E.5a |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
Harnes |
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| 1 |
Shared with Capt James Slater |
| 2 |
Shared with Lt W C Daniels (B2), Lt Bernard Walkerdine |
| 3 |
Shared with Edmund Tempest, Lt W R Henderson |
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