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| Name: |
William O'Toole |
| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
2nd Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Unit: |
48 |
| Victories: |
8 |
| Born: |
30 December 1893 |
| Place of Birth: |
Sutton, Surrey |
| Died: |
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| Place of Death: |
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O'Toole served with the 4th Reserve Battalion of the Royal Irish Fusiliers before transferring to the Royal Flying Corps on 2 April 1917. Posted to 48 Squadron on 19 June 1917, he scored 8 victories that summer as a Bristol F.2b observer. He was injured during pilot training at Reading on 14 January 1918. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
03 Jul 1917 |
0930 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7153) 1 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Quéant |
| 2 |
27 Jul 1917 |
1650 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7108) 2 |
DFW C (OOC) |
Westende |
| 3 |
20 Aug 1917 |
1915 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7216) 3 |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
Ghistelles |
| 4 |
20 Aug 1917 |
1915 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7216) 3 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Ghistelles |
| 5 |
21 Aug 1917 |
0745 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7216) 4 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
E of Westende |
| 6 |
21 Aug 1917 |
0745 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7216) 4 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
E of Westende |
| 7 |
21 Aug 1917 |
1945 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7216) 3 |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
E of Westende |
| 8 |
25 Aug 1917 |
1210 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7216) 3 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Westkerke |
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| 1 |
Pilot 2/Lt Alan Riley |
| 2 |
Pilot Capt Fred Holliday |
| 3 |
Pilot Capt John Milne |
| 4 |
Pilot Lt Keith Park |
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