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Name:
Charles George Gass
Country:
England
Rank:
Lieutenant
Service:
Royal Flying Corps
Unit:
22
Victories:
39
Born:
April 1898
Place of Birth:
Chelsea, London
Died:
Place of Death:
The highest scoring observer ace of the war, Charles George Gass transferred to
the Royal Flying Corps in 1917 and was posted to 22 Squadron on 26 March 1918. In an historic dogfight known
as "Two Against Twenty ," Gass with pilot Alfred Atkey , together
with John Gurdon and his observer, John Thornton, encountered 20 German scouts
during the evening of 7 May 1918. In the epic battle that followed, Atkey and Gass shot down 5 enemy aircraft
while Gurdon and Thornton knocked down 3. Two days later, Atkey and Gass again shot down 5 enemy aircraft in
one day.
Military Cross (MC)
2nd Lt. Charles George Gass, Lond. R., attd. R.A.F.Supplement to the London Gazette, 16 September 1918 (30901/10953)
Victories
Date Time Unit Aircraft Opponent Location
1 22 Apr 1918
0840
22
Bristol F.2b (B1136) 1
Albatros D.V (OOC)
E of Merville
2 07 May 1918
1845
22
Bristol F.2b (B1164) 2
D (DESF)
E of Arras
3 07 May 1918
1845
22
Bristol F.2b (B1164) 2
D (DESF)
E of Arras
4 07 May 1918
1845
22
Bristol F.2b (B1164) 2
D (DES)
E of Arras
5 07 May 1918
1850
22
Bristol F.2b (B1164) 2
D (DES)
E of Arras
6 07 May 1918
1855
22
Bristol F.2b (B1164) 2
D (DES)
E of Arras
7 08 May 1918
1845
22
Bristol F.2b (B1253) 3
DFW C (DES)
NW of Douai
8 09 May 1918
0940
22
Bristol F.2b (B1253) 2
D (DESF)
Lille
9 09 May 1918
0940
22
Bristol F.2b (B1253) 2
D (OOC)
Lille
10 09 May 1918
0940
22
Bristol F.2b (B1253) 2
D (OOC)
Lille
11 09 May 1918
1840
22
Bristol F.2b (B1253) 2
Pfalz D.III (DES)
N of Douai
12 09 May 1918
1840
22
Bristol F.2b (B1253) 2
Pfalz D.III (DESF)
N of Douai
13 15 May 1918
1020
22
Bristol F.2b (B1253) 2
Pfalz D.III (OOC)
NW of Lille
14 15 May 1918
1020
22
Bristol F.2b (B1253) 2
Pfalz D.III (OOC)
NW of Lille
15 19 May 1918
1040
22
Bristol F.2b (C4747) 2
Albatros C (DES)
S of Douai
16 19 May 1918
1845
22
Bristol F.2b (C4747) 2
LVG C (OOC)
W of Lille
17 19 May 1918
1845
22
Bristol F.2b (C4747) 2
LVG C (OOC)
W of Lille
18 20 May 1918
1045
22
Bristol F.2b (C4747) 2
Halberstadt C (OOC)
Lille-Armentières
19 20 May 1918
1100
22
Bristol F.2b (C4747) 2
Halberstadt C (OOC)
Lille-Armentières
20 20 May 1918
1115
22
Bristol F.2b (C4747) 2
Halberstadt C (OOC)
Lille-Armentières
21 22 May 1918
1030
22
Bristol F.2b (B1253) 2
Albatros D.V (DES)
SE of Arras
22 22 May 1918
1915
22
Bristol F.2b (B1253) 2
DFW C (OOC)
Armentières-Merville
23 27 May 1918
2000
22
Bristol F.2b (B1253) 2
Pfalz D.III (DES)
NE of Lens
24 27 May 1918
2000
22
Bristol F.2b (B1253) 2
Pfalz D.III (OOC)
Meurchin
25 27 May 1918
2000
22
Bristol F.2b (B1253) 2
Pfalz D.III (OOC)
NE of Lens
26 30 May 1918
1940
22
Bristol F.2b (B1253) 2
Pfalz D.III (DES)
Armentières
27 30 May 1918
1942
22
Bristol F.2b (B1253) 2
Pfalz D.III (OOC)
S of Armentières
28 31 May 1918
1030
22
Bristol F.2b (B1253) 2
Pfalz D.III (OOC)
Armentières
29 31 May 1918
1030
22
Bristol F.2b (B1253) 2
Pfalz D.III (OOC)
Armentières
30 02 Jun 1918
1015
22
Bristol F.2b (B1253) 2
Two-seater (OOC)
NE of Lens
31 02 Jun 1918
1015
22
Bristol F.2b (B1253) 2
Two-seater (OOC)
NE of Lens
32 05 Jun 1918
1030
22
Bristol F.2b (C961) 4
Halberstadt C (DES)
S of Laventie
33 05 Jun 1918
1030
22
Bristol F.2b (C961) 4
Albatros D.V (OOC)
S of Laventie
34 26 Jul 1918
0900
22
Bristol F.2b (D7896) 1
Fokker DR.I (OOC)
Laventie
35 08 Aug 1918
1030
22
Bristol F.2b (E2454) 3
Albatros D.V (OOC)
Douai
36 08 Aug 1918
1040
22
Bristol F.2b (E2454) 3
Pfalz D.III (DESF) 5
NE of Vitry
37 10 Aug 1918
1810
22
Bristol F.2b (E2454) 3
Fokker D.VII (DES)
SW of Péronne
38 10 Aug 1918
1810
22
Bristol F.2b (E2454) 3
Fokker D.VII (DES)
SW of Péronne
39 13 Aug 1918
1120
22
Bristol F.2b (E2454) 3
Fokker D.VII (OOC)
Auberchicourt
1
Pilot Lt Samuel Thompson
2
Pilot Lt Alfred Atkey
3
Pilot Lt John Gurdon
4
Pilot Lt Edwin Babbage
5
Shared with Capt William Harvey & Capt Dennis Waight
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