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| Name: |
John Herbert Hedley |
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| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Captain |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
20 |
| Victories: |
11 |
| Born: |
19 July 1887 |
| Place of Birth: |
North Shields, Northumberland |
| Died: |
01 April 1977 |
| Place of Death: |
Los Angeles, California |
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An observer serving with 20 Squadron, John Herbert Hedley scored 11 victories before he and pilot Robert Kirkman were captured on 23 March 1918. Their Bristol F.2b was shot down by Karl Gallwitz of Jasta Boelcke. Hedley was repatriated on 13 December 1918. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
05 Dec 1917 |
0925 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (A7144) |
Albatros C (OOC) 1 |
Dadizeele |
| 2 |
10 Dec 1917 |
0915 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (A7144) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) 1 |
E of Staden |
| 3 |
22 Dec 1917 |
1400 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (A7144) |
Albatros D.V (DESF) 2 |
Roulers |
| 4 |
22 Dec 1917 |
1420 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (A7144) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) 2 |
Roulers |
| 5 |
04 Jan 1918 |
1200 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (A7255) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) 2 |
Menin |
| 6 |
04 Feb 1918 |
1055 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b |
Balloon (DES) 4 |
28K 5C |
| 7 |
04 Feb 1918 |
1100 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b |
Albatros D.V (DES) 5 |
28K 5C |
| 8 |
17 Feb 1918 |
1120 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (B1177) |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) 5 |
Moorslede |
| 9 |
17 Feb 1918 |
1130 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (B1177) |
Pfalz D.III (DES) 5 |
W of Moorslede |
| 10 |
23 Mar 1918 |
1210 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (B1156) |
Albatros D.V (DESF) 5 |
E of Wervicq |
| 11 |
23 Mar 1918 |
1212 |
20 |
Bristol F.2b (B1156) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) 5 |
E of Menin |
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| 1 |
Pilot Sgt Frank Johnson |
| 2 |
Pilot 2/Lt Reginald Makepeace |
| 3 |
Pilot 2/Lt Thomas Colvill-Jones |
| 4 |
Pilot Capt Robert Kirkman |
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