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| Name: |
Norman William "Bill" Reginald Mawle |
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| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
7, 84 |
| Victories: |
12 |
| Born: |
27 February 1897 |
| Place of Birth: |
Banbury |
| Died: |
28 December 1971 |
| Place of Death: |
Leicester |
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Norman William Reginald Mawle transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in 1918. An S.E.5 pilot, he was credited with shooting down three Fokker D.VIIs on 30 July 1918. He flew his last combat mission on 8 August 1918. On that day, whilst strafing two horse-drawn balloons, he was badly wounded in the stomach and arm by ground fire. |
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| Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) |
Lieut. Norman William Reginald Mawle (Lond. R.).
A courageous and skilful leader, who has destroyed nine enemy machines and four kite balloons. While leading his patrol of five scouts he observed a hostile formation of fifteen scouts. Nothing daunted by the disparity in numbers, he at once engaged them, driving down three himself. During a recent patrol he engaged two kite balloons, one of which he shot down in flames at 25 feet altitude. Later, he attacked an anti-tank gun, stampeding the horses and causing the gun to overturn in a ditch. In this patrol he was seriously wounded, but flew his machine back to his aerodrome.
Supplement to the London Gazette, 2 November 1918 (30989/12970) |
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| Entries from Lt. Mawle's Flight Log |
29 May 1918, Wednesday
I intend keeping a record of all patrols and flights made with this squadron so that I may refer to my various experiences and experiences of others... more |
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| Entries from Lt. Mawle's Diary |
| 17 June 1918, Monday: Spent the morning playing cricket in the sands after a rotten breakfast. Had a good bathe. Played cricket again in the afternoon. Wrote letter in the evening. After dinner went for a walk with Robert... more |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
17 Jul 1918 |
1035 |
84 |
S.E.5a (D6917) |
Balloon (DES) |
Proyart |
| 2 |
20 Jul 1918 |
0910 |
84 |
S.E.5a (D6917) |
Balloon (DES) |
SW of Proyart |
| 3 |
20 Jul 1918 |
0915 |
84 |
S.E.5a (D6917) |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
NE of Morcourt |
| 4 |
24 Jul 1918 |
1115 |
84 |
S.E.5a (C1868) |
Fokker D.VII (DES) 1 |
Warfusée |
| 5 |
29 Jul 1918 |
0715 |
84 |
S.E.5a (D6917) |
LVG C (DES) 2 |
SE of Proyart |
| 6 |
30 Jul 1918 |
1015 |
84 |
S.E.5a (D6917) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
S of Warvillers |
| 7 |
30 Jul 1918 |
1020 |
84 |
S.E.5a (D6917) |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
S of Warvillers |
| 8 |
30 Jul 1918 |
1020 |
84 |
S.E.5a (D6917) |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
S of Warvillers |
| 9 |
04 Aug 1918 |
0550 |
84 |
S.E.5a (D6917) |
Balloon (DES) |
SE of Proyart |
| 10 |
07 Aug 1918 |
0850 |
84 |
S.E.5a (D6917) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
NE of Le Quesnel |
| 11 |
07 Aug 1918 |
0910 |
84 |
S.E.5a (D6917) |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
SE of Villers/Brettoneaux |
| 12 |
08 Aug 1918 |
1000 |
84 |
S.E.5a (D6917) |
Balloon (DESF) |
E of Harbonnières |
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| 1 |
Shared with Capt John Ralston |
| 2 |
Shared with Lt A C Lobley (C8693) |
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