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Name: Henry Eric Dolan
Military Cross (MC)
Country: England
Rank: Lieutenant
Service: Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force
Unit: 74
Victories: 7
Born: 20 January 1896
Place of Birth: St. Leonards, Sussex
Died: 12 May 1918 Killed In Action
Place of Death: Near Wulverghem
Cemetery: La Laiterie Military Cemetery, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Image
 
An artillery officer and the son of Alfred Dolan, Henry Eric Dolan transferred to the Royal Flying Corps and was posted to 74 Squadron in 1918. A S.E.5a pilot in Edward Mannock's flight, Dolan claimed 7 enemy aircraft in his first month at the front before he was killed in action by Raven von Barnekow of Jasta 20.
 
Victories
Date Time Unit Aircraft Opponent Location
1 12 Apr 1918 0825 74 S.E.5a (B173) Albatros D.V (DES) E of Merville
2 21 Apr 1918 0915 74 S.E.5a Fokker DR.I (OOC) Steenwerck
3 29 Apr 1918 1140 74 S.E.5a (B173) Albatros D.V (DES) S of Dickebusch Lake
4 30 Apr 1918 1440 74 S.E.5a (B173) Halberstadt C (CAP) 1 Dickebusch Lake
5 03 May 1918 1855 74 S.E.5a (B173) LVG C (DES) 2 S of Merville
6 07 May 1918 1525 74 S.E.5a (C1112) Fokker DR.I (DES) E of Zillebeke Lake
7 11 May 1918 1740 74 S.E.5a Pfalz D.III (DES) 1 NE of Armentières
1 Shared with Edward Mannock (D278)
2 Shared with Edward Mannock, Lt Harris Clements, Lt Andrew Kiddie
 
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