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Name: Gilbert John "Ben" Strange
Country: England
Rank: Captain
Service: Royal Flying Corps
Units: 40
Victories: 7
Born: 1899
Place of Birth: Tarrant Keynston, Dorset
Died: 24 September 1918 Killed In Action
Place of Death: Near Cambrai
Memorial: Arras Flying Services Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
 
Younger brother of Louis Strange. He was killed in action when his S.E.5a was shot down by Martin Dehmisch flying a Fokker D.VII.
 
Victories
Date Time Unit Aircraft Opponent Location
1 30 Jun 1918 1045 40 S.E.5a (D8197) Balloon (DES) 1 Annay
2 08 Jul 1918 0925 40 S.E.5a (B191) Hannover C (OOC) 2 E of Monchy
3 13 Jul 1918 0645 40 S.E.5a (B191) Hannover C (DES) 3 W of Estaires
4 13 Jul 1918 2005 40 S.E.5a (B191) Pfalz D.III (DES) E of Brebieres
5 22 Jul 1918 0850 40 S.E.5a (D3527) Fokker D.VII (DES) Carvin-Pont a Vendin
6 08 Aug 1918 1030 40 S.E.5a (B191) Fokker DR.I (OOC) Don
7 24 Sep 1918 0700 40 S.E.5a (E4054) Fokker D.VII (DES) Cambrai

1 Shared with Capt George McElroy, Lt AR Whitton (B191)
2 Shared with Capt George McElroy, Lt Indra Roy
3 Shared with Capt George McElroy, Lt FH Knobel (D3528), Lt Indra Roy
 
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