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| Name: |
Cecil Christian Clark |
| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Captain |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Unit: |
1 |
| Victories: |
10 |
| Born: |
1897 |
| Place of Birth: |
London |
| Died: |
30 November 1939 |
| Place of Death: |
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| Cemetery: |
Ann's Hill Cemetery, Gosport, Hampshire |
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In 1916, after serving with the Royal Field Artillery, Cecil Christian Clark transferred to the Royal Flying Corps. Posted to 1 Squadron on 1 February 1917, he scored 3 victories in March flying Nieuport Scouts. As a flight commander flying the S.E.5a in 1918, Clark scored 7 more victories before he was wounded then captured, shot down in S.E.5a (B4810) by Harry von Bülow-Bothkamp of Jasta 36. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
15 Mar 1917 |
1545 |
1 |
Nieuport Scout |
Albatros D.II (OOC) |
Zandvoorde |
| 2 |
17 Mar 1917 |
1045 |
1 |
Nieuport Scout (A6672) |
Albatros D.II (OOC) 1 |
Courtrai-Menin |
| 3 |
28 Mar 1917 |
1045 |
1 |
Nieuport Scout (A6672) |
Halberstadt D (OOC) |
Lesquin |
| 4 |
21 Apr 1918 |
1210 |
1 |
S.E.5a (C1107) |
Pfalz D.III (DES) 2 |
Lompret |
| 5 |
21 Apr 1918 |
1710 |
1 |
S.E.5a (B4810) |
Balloon (DES) |
Laventie |
| 6 |
23 Apr 1918 |
1920 |
1 |
S.E.5a (B4810) |
Fokker DR.I (DESF) |
S of Courtrai |
| 7 |
25 Apr 1918 |
1850 |
1 |
S.E.5a (B4810) |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) |
Houtham |
| 8 |
29 Apr 1918 |
0650 |
1 |
S.E.5a (C1106) |
Pfalz D.III (DES) 3 |
Kemmel-Wytschaete |
| 9 |
29 Apr 1918 |
1145 |
1 |
S.E.5a (C1106) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Wytschaete |
| 10 |
07 May 1918 |
1645 |
1 |
S.E.5a (B4810) |
C (DES) |
S of Dickebusch |
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| 1 |
Shared with Lt James Slater |
| 2 |
Shared with Lt Kenneth Mills |
| 3 |
Shared with Lt Percy Clayson |
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