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Name: Augustus Paget
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
Country: England
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Service: Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force
Unit: 66
Victories: 6
Born: 1898
Place of Birth: Bromham, Wiltshire
Died: 30 October 1918 Killed In Action
Place of Death: Fontanafredda
Cemetery: Giavera del Montello, Treviso, Italy
 
From the 27th Territorial Reserve Battalion, Augustus Paget transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in 1917. Flying the Sopwith Camel he scored 6 victories before he was killed in action, shot down over Fontanafredda by anti-aircraft fire on 30 October 1918.
 
Victories
Date Time Unit Aircraft Opponent Location
1 15 Sep 1918 0830 66 Sopwith Camel (B5182) Berg D.I (DES) NE of Feltre
2 25 Oct 1918 0715 66 Sopwith Camel (C135) Brand C (OOC) 1 W of Feltre
3 25 Oct 1918 0715 66 Sopwith Camel (C135) Brand C (OOC) W of Feltre
4 27 Oct 1918 1300 66 Sopwith Camel (E7214) Balloon (DES) 38P 8692
5 28 Oct 1918 0850 66 Sopwith Camel (E7215) Albatros D.V (DESF) Godega aerodrome
6 28 Oct 1918 0855 66 Sopwith Camel (E7215) Albatros D.V (DESF) Godega aerodrome

1 Shared with Lt DJ Teeporten (E1495)
 
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