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| Name: |
James Child |
| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Unit: |
45 |
| Victories: |
5 |
| Born: |
1882 |
| Place of Birth: |
Poplar, Middlesex |
| Died: |
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| Place of Death: |
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A Sopwith Camel pilot serving with 45 Squadron, James Child scored three victories in France and two victories in Italy. On 10 March 1918, his flight was mistakenly attacked by Italian scouts. In the brief action that followed, Child may have downed one of the Italians.
Birth in the 1st quarter of 1882 and registered at Poplar, Middlesex. Listed as James E. Child in some sources. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
11 Sep 1917 |
1200 |
45 |
Sopwith Camel (B2328) |
Albatros D.III (OOC) |
E of Ypres |
| 2 |
27 Oct 1917 |
1015 |
45 |
Sopwith Camel (B2443) |
Albatros D.V (DES) 1 |
NE of Comines |
| 3 |
08 Nov 1917 |
1025 |
45 |
Sopwith Camel |
Junkers J.I (DES) |
Westroosebeke |
| 4 |
22 Feb 1918 |
1300 |
45 |
Sopwith Camel (B2443) |
Albatros D.III (DESF) |
Salgareda |
| 5 |
07 Jul 1918 |
abt 0900 |
45 |
Sopwith Camel (D1975) |
LVG C (DES) |
Val d'Assa |
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| 1 |
Shared with Lt Matthew Frew and 2/Lt Raymond Brownell |
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