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| Name: |
Edward Darby |
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| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
2nd Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Naval Air Service
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
5N (RNAS)
205 (RAF) |
| Victories: |
6 |
| Born: |
07 March 1888 |
| Place of Birth: |
Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
| Died: |
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The son of Henry Shipton and Isabel Darby, Edward Darby was a D.H.4 observer. His first victory came whilst serving with Naval 5 in the summer of 1917. He scored five more victories with 202 Squadron in 1918. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
05 Aug 1917 |
1800 |
5N |
D.H.4 (N5982) 1 |
Albatros D.III (OOC) |
Snelleghem |
| 2 |
04 Jun 1918 |
1915 |
202 |
D.H.4 (N5993) 2 |
Pfalz D.III (DES) |
Off Zeebrugge |
| 3 |
27 Jun 1918 |
1520 |
202 |
D.H.4 (A8025) 3 |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) |
Ostende |
| 4 |
16 Jul 1918 |
1700 |
202 |
D.H.4 (A7632) 4 |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) |
S of Ostende |
| 5 |
16 Sep 1918 |
1105 |
202 |
D.H.4 (A7632) 3 |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) |
Lisseweghe |
| 6 |
16 Sep 1918 |
1125 |
202 |
D.H.4 (A7632) 3 |
Fokker D.VII (DESF) |
Dudzeele |
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| 1 |
Pilot FC R Jope-Slade |
| 2 |
Pilot Lt A L Godfrey |
| 3 |
Pilot Lt Laurence Pearson |
| 4 |
Pilot Capt A V Bowater |
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