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| Name: |
Cyril Nelson Lowe |
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| Country: |
England |
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Captain |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
11, 24 |
| Victories: |
9 |
| Born: |
07 October 1891 |
| Place of Birth: |
Holbeach, Lincolnshire |
| Died: |
06 February 1983 |
| Place of Death: |
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On 24 March 1917, Cyril Nelson Lowe was wounded in action when his F.E.2b was shot down by Reinhold Jörke.
1901 residence, Battersea, London. |
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| Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) |
Capt. Cyril Nelson Lowe, M.C.
This officer has destroyed five enemy machines and driven down two others out of control. On one occasion he attacked two enemy triplanes, although at the time only one of his guns was serviceable; he shot down one of the machines in flames. On another occasion, while leading a formation of eight scouts he engaged a hostile formation of twenty-six machines. Having shot down a Fokker biplane he went to the assistance of one of our scouts and drove the enemy machine down to 500 feet; at this low altitude half of a blade of his propeller was shot off by fire from the ground.
Supplement to the London Gazette, 3 August 1918 (30827/9201) |
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| Military Cross (MC) |
T./Capt. Cyril Nelson Lowe, Gen. List., attd. R.A.F.
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to
duty. This officer and another pilot were
escorting a formation of machines engaged
on a bombing raid when seven enemy scouts
attacked the bombers. They both attacked
these scouts, but at the outset this officer's
machine was set on fire, and the other pilot's
right hand top plane broke. During the
fight that ensued each came to the rescue of
the other. The other pilot first caused Capt.
Lowe's pursuer to break off his attack, and
then Capt. Lowe shot down the scout attacking
his comrade. The action of both these
officers, in practically unmanoeuvrable
machines, in coming to the rescue of each
other in turn, showed courage and self-sacrifice
of a very high order.
Supplement to the London Gazette, 16 September 1918 (30901/10980) |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
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15 Mar 1917 |
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11 |
F.E.2b |
C (DES) 1 |
Bailleul |
| 2 |
24 Mar 1917 |
0945 |
11 |
F.E.2b (A5442) |
Albatros D.III (OOC) 1 |
Fontaine les Croisilles |
| 3 |
23 Apr 1918 |
1415 |
24 |
S.E.5a (D275) |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) |
S of Warfusée |
| 4 |
03 May 1918 |
1145 |
24 |
S.E.5a (D275) |
Fokker DR.I (OOC) 2 |
Marcelcave |
| 5 |
09 May 1918 |
1845 |
24 |
S.E.5a (D275) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Hangard Wood |
| 6 |
06 Jun 1918 |
1130 |
24 |
S.E.5a (C6452) |
Fokker DR.I (DES) |
Mézières |
| 7 |
07 Jun 1918 |
1145 |
24 |
S.E.5a (C6452) |
Fokker DR.I (DESF) |
Rosières |
| 8 |
25 Jun 1918 |
1110 |
24 |
S.E.5a (C6452) |
Fokker D.VII (DESF) |
Contalmaison |
| 9 |
01 Jul 1918 |
0850 |
24 |
S.E.5a (E1293) |
LVG C (OOC) |
Méaulte |
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| 1 |
Observer 2/Lt G Masters |
| 2 |
Shared with Lt Ronald Mark |
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