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| Name: |
James Leith Leith |
| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Captain |
| Service: |
Royal Flying
Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
25, 46 |
| Victories: |
9 |
| Born: |
20 December 1896 |
| Place of Birth: |
Southampton, Hampshire |
| Died: |
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After serving with the Hampshire Regiment, James Leith Leith joined the Royal Flying Corps in February 1916. Posted to 25 Squadron, he scored 8 victories with the F.E.2b before joining 46 Squadron as a flight commander, scoring 1 more victory with the Sopwith Camel. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
22 Oct 1916 |
0904 |
25 |
F.E.2b (7693) 1 |
D (DES) |
Seclin |
| 2 |
09 Nov 1916 |
0830 |
25 |
F.E.2b (7693) 2 |
Fokker D (OOC) |
Henin-Lietard |
| 3 |
24 Jan 1917 |
1500 |
25 |
F.E.2b (4946) 3 |
Albatros D.II (DES) |
Lieven-Lens |
| 4 |
29 Jan 1917 |
1050 |
25 |
F.E.2b (7693) 4 |
Albatros D.II (OOC) |
Harnes |
| 5 |
01 Mar 1917 |
1500 |
25 |
F.E.2b (A782) 5 |
Albatros D.II (OOC) |
Mericourt |
| 6 |
17 Mar 1917 |
1725 |
25 |
F.E.2b (7693) 6 |
Albatros D.II (OOC) |
Arras |
| 7 |
13 Apr 1917 |
1930 |
25 |
F.E.2b (A782) 5 |
Albatros D.III (DES) 7 |
Sallaumines |
| 8 |
21 Apr 1917 |
1855 |
25 |
F.E.2d (A6383) 5 |
Albatros D.III (OOC) |
Rouvroy-Oppy |
| 9 |
02 Oct 1918 |
1030 |
46 |
Sopwith Camel (H7279) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) 8 |
Morcourt |
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| 1 |
Observer Sgt Leslie Court |
| 2 |
Observer 2/Lt EL Chadwick |
| 3 |
Observer 2/Lt AG Severs |
| 4 |
Observer 2/Lt DC Woollen |
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Observer Lt GMA Hobart-Hampden |
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Observer AM2 Leonard Emsden |
| 7 |
Shared with Sgt WJ Burtenshaw & Sgt JH Brown (7003) |
| 8 |
Shared with Capt Donald MacLaren, Lt Cyril Sawyer |
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