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| Name: |
Herbert Edward Oscar Ellis |
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England |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
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40 |
| Victories: |
7 |
| Born: |
15 July 1893 |
| Place of Birth: |
Hoxton, London |
| Died: |
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A Royal Engineer who had received the Military Cross (MC), Herbert Edward Oscar Ellis transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in 1916. On the evening of 4 May 1917, after shooting down two German scouts over the aerodrome at Douai, he was attacked by a third Albatros D.III. During the battle that followed, his Nieuport's machine gun ran out of ammunition. The fight ended when Ellis pulled a Colt semi-automatic pistol from its holster, fired seven rounds and shot down his opponent. On 6 May 1917, Ellis was injured in a crash that ended his career as a fighting pilot.
1901 residence was Shoreditch, London. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
13 Apr 1917 |
1130 |
40 |
Nieuport (B1519) |
Albatros C (DES) |
Courrieres |
| 2 |
23 Apr 1917 |
1140 |
40 |
Nieuport (A6789) |
Halberstadt C (OOC) 1 |
Lens |
| 3 |
26 Apr 1917 |
1920 |
40 |
Nieuport (B1519) |
Albatros D.III (DES) |
E of Salome |
| 4 |
28 Apr 1917 |
1000 |
40 |
Nieuport (B1519) |
Aviatik C (DES) |
Salome |
| 5 |
04 May 1917 |
1950 |
40 |
Nieuport (B1545) |
Albatros D.III (DES) |
S of Douai |
| 6 |
04 May 1917 |
1950 |
40 |
Nieuport (B1545) |
Albatros D.III (DES) |
S of Douai |
| 7 |
04 May 1917 |
1950 |
40 |
Nieuport (B1545) |
Albatros D.III (DES) |
S of Douai |
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| 1 |
Shared with Lt K MacKenzie (B1548) |
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