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| Name: |
Robert David Coath |
| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
11, 48 |
| Victories: |
8 |
| Born: |
1894 |
| Place of Birth: |
Burma (Myanmar) |
| Died: |
1967 |
| Place of Death: |
Portsmouth |
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Robert David Coath scored 8 victories flying the Bristol Fighter before he was wounded in action on 23 November 1917. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
13 Jul 1917 |
0915 |
48 |
Bristol Fighter (A7106) |
Albatros D.III (OOC) 1 |
Slype |
| 2 |
21 Jul 1917 |
1800 |
48 |
Bristol Fighter (A7164) |
Albatros D.III (OOC) 2 |
Slype |
| 3 |
12 Aug 1917 |
1045 |
48 |
Bristol Fighter (A7164) |
Albatros D.III (DESF) 3 |
Slype |
| 4 |
12 Aug 1917 |
1045 |
48 |
Bristol Fighter (A7164) |
Albatros D.III (OOC) 3 |
Slype |
| 5 |
21 Aug 1917 |
1940 |
48 |
Bristol Fighter (A7213) |
Albatros D.V (DESF) 4 |
E of Westende |
| 6 |
22 Aug 1917 |
0900 |
48 |
Bristol Fighter (A7213) |
Albatros D.V (DES) 4 |
SW of Ostende |
| 7 |
22 Aug 1917 |
0915 |
48 |
Bristol Fighter (A7213) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) 4 |
Slype-Westende |
| 8 |
27 Oct 1917 |
1115 |
11 |
Bristol Fighter (A7128) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) 5 |
Ribicourt |
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| 1 |
Observer 2/Lt Alexander Merchant |
| 2 |
Observer Lt L H Tanner; shared with Capt Brian Baker & Lt G R Spencer (A7107), Lt Robert Dodds & Lt Thomas Tuffield (A7153) |
| 3 |
Observer AM2 William Walker |
| 4 |
Observer Lt Alan Light |
| 5 |
Observer 2/Lt K F Jones |
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