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Name: John Hills
John Hills
Country: England
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
Service: Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force
Unit: 20
Victories: 7
Born: 25 October 1897
Place of Birth: Taunton, Somerset
Died: December 1989
Place of Death: Bath, Somerset
 
The son of John and Alice Hills, John Hills was living in Bath, Somerset in 1901. His birth was registered in the 4th quarter 1897 at Bath.
 
Victories
Date Time Unit Aircraft Opponent Location
1 16 Jun 1918 1915 20 Bristol F.2b (C859) 1 Pfalz D.III (DES) S of Comines
2 02 Jul 1918 0845 20 Bristol F.2b (C859) 1 Pfalz D.III (OOC) SE of Ypres
3 25 Jul 1918 0850 20 Bristol F.2b (C4672) 1 Fokker D.VII (DES) Comines Canal
4 25 Jul 1918 0855 20 Bristol F.2b (C4672) 1 Fokker D.VII (OOC) Comines
5 25 Jul 1918 0855 20 Bristol F.2b (C4672) 1 Fokker D.VII (DESF) 4 Comines Canal
6 30 Jul 1918 1930 20 Bristol F.2b (D7897) 2 Fokker D.VII (OOC) Bailleul
7 11 Aug 1918 1340 20 Bristol F.2b (E2467) 3 Balloon (DES) W of Courtrai

1 Pilot Lt David Smith
2 Pilot Lt J Purcell
3 Pilot Capt Horace Lale
4 Shared with Capt Horace Lale & 2/Lt Francis Ralph and Lt William Thomson & Sgt JDC Summers
 
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