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| Name: |
Ralph Luxmore Curtis |
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| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps |
| Unit: |
48 |
| Victories: |
15 |
| Born: |
19 March 1898 |
| Place of Birth: |
Rainham, Essex |
| Died: |
21 September 1917 |
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| Place of Death: |
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| Cemetery: |
Harlebeke New British Cemetery, Harelbeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
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From Rainham, Essex, Curtis and his observer, Desmond Uniacke, scored 15 victories flying the Bristol F.2b. Uniacke was captured and Curtis died from wounds when they were shot down over Roulers by Hermann Göring, commander of Jasta 27. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
03 Jul 1917 |
0910 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7149) 1 |
Two-seater (OOC) |
Quéant |
| 2 |
05 Jul 1917 |
2020 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7153) 1 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Bapaume |
| 3 |
07 Jul 1917 |
0550 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7107) 1 |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
Vitry |
| 4 |
28 Jul 1917 |
0815 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7121) 1 |
Albatros D.III (OOC) |
Ghistelles |
| 5 |
16 Aug 1917 |
1955 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7151) 1 |
Albatros D.V (DESF) |
St. Pierre-Capelle |
| 6 |
16 Aug 1917 |
1955 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7151) 1 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
St. Pierre-Capelle |
| 7 |
20 Aug 1917 |
2005 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7224) 1 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Ghistelles |
| 8 |
22 Aug 1917 |
0907 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7224) 1 |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
Ostende |
| 9 |
22 Aug 1917 |
0907 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7224) 1 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Ostende |
| 10 |
02 Sep 1917 |
0930 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7224) 1 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) 2 |
E of Dixmude |
| 11 |
05 Sep 1917 |
0840 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7170) 1 |
DFW C (OOC) |
Middlekerke |
| 12 |
14 Sep 1917 |
1640 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7224) 1 |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
Ghistelles |
| 13 |
17 Sep 1917 |
0915 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7224) 1 |
Two-seater (OOC) 3 |
Leke |
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| 1 |
Observer 2/Lt Desmond Uniacke |
| 2 |
Shared with Lt Keith Park & 2/Lt Alan Light |
| 3 |
Shared with Sgt J Oldham & AM2 William Walker |
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