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| Name: |
Ernest Arthur Deighton |
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| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Sergeant |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Unit: |
20 |
| Victories: |
15 |
| Born: |
28 May 1889 |
| Place of Birth: |
Masham, Yorkshire |
| Died: |
05 December 1957 |
| Place of Death: |
Bournemouth, Hampshire |
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Ernest Arthur Deighton enlisted in the Royal Flying Corps on 15 March 1917 as a transport driver. As a Corporal mechanic, he became a Brisfit observer and scored fifteen victories with 20 Squadron in 1918. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
11 Apr 1918 |
1515 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (C4616) 1 |
Two-seater (DES) |
S of Armentières |
| 2 |
09 May 1918 |
1330 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (C817) 2 |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
E of Warneton-Comines |
| 3 |
16 May 1918 |
1830 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (C4763) 3 |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
Wervicq |
| 4 |
19 May 1918 |
1035 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (C4763) 3 |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) |
Armentières |
| 5 |
19 May 1918 |
1035 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (C4763) 3 |
Pfalz D.III (DESF) |
Near Armentières |
| 6 |
19 May 1918 |
1040 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (C4763) 3 |
Pfalz D.III (DES) |
N of Frelinghien |
| 7 |
27 May 1918 |
1125 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (C889) 2 |
Albatros D.V (DESF) |
NE of Armentières |
| 8 |
27 May 1918 |
1130 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (C889) 2 |
Fokker DR.I (OOC) |
NE of Armentières |
| 9 |
27 May 1918 |
1135 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (C889) 2 |
Fokker DR.I (DES) |
NE of Armentières |
| 10 |
29 May 1918 |
1825 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (C889) 2 |
Fokker DR.I (DES) |
Bac St. Maur |
| 11 |
31 May 1918 |
1850 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (C850) 4 |
Pfalz D.III (DES) |
S of Armentières |
| 12 |
13 Jun 1918 |
0800 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (C889) 2 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
NW of Armentières |
| 13 |
17 Jun 1918 |
0740 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (C4604) 1 |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) |
N of Comines |
| 14 |
17 Jun 1918 |
0755 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (C4604) 1 |
Pfalz D.III (DES) |
NE of Gheluvelt |
| 15 |
23 Jun 1918 |
0930 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (C4604) 1 |
Pfalz D.III (DES) |
Laventie |
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| 1 |
Pilot Lt Leslie Capel |
| 2 |
Pilot Capt Wilfred Beaver |
| 3 |
Pilot Lt David Weston |
| 4 |
Pilot Lt Ernest Lindup |
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