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| Name: |
John Cecil Preston |
| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Air Force |
| Unit: |
150 |
| Victories: |
7 |
| Born: |
1892 |
| Place of Birth: |
Ratby, Leicestershire |
| Died: |
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| Place of Death: |
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1901 residence same as place of birth. Living in Glanfield,
Leicestershire when he enlisted in 1915 at age 23. Regimental number 5023. He was wounded on 21 August 1918. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
23 Jul 1918 |
0730 |
150 |
Sopwith Camel (D6643) 1 |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
NE of Boluntili |
| 2 |
23 Jul 1918 |
1115 |
150 |
Sopwith Camel (D6643) |
DFW C.V (OOC) |
Husarli |
| 3 |
18 Aug 1918 |
0745 |
150 |
Sopwith Camel (D6643) 2 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
N of Lake Doiran |
| 4 |
18 Aug 1918 |
0745 |
150 |
Sopwith Camel (D6643) 2 |
S.S. D.III (OOC) |
Lake Doiran |
| 5 |
18 Aug 1918 |
0745 |
150 |
Sopwith Camel (D6643) 3 |
S.S. D.III (OOC) |
Paravo |
| 6 |
18 Aug 1918 |
0745 |
150 |
Sopwith Camel (D6643) 3 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
N of Lake Doiran |
| 7 |
18 Aug 1918 |
0745 |
150 |
Sopwith Camel (D6643) 4 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
N of Lake Doiran |
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| 1 |
Shared with Lt Douglas Davies |
| 2 |
Shared with Lt HN Jennings, Lt Douglas Davies, Lt HAE Matthews (D6551) |
| 3 |
Shared with Lt HN Jennings |
| 4 |
Shared with Lt HAE Matthews (D6551) |
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