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| Name: |
Chester William McKinley Thompson |
| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Air Force (RAF) |
| Unit: |
22 |
| Victories: |
12 |
| Born: |
11 April 1899 |
| Place of Birth: |
North Woburn, Massachusetts |
| Died: |
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| Place of Death: |
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| Cemetery: |
Dartford Cemetery, Kent |
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On 29 September 1918, Chester William McKinley Thompson was shot down east of Cambrai by Jasta Boelcke. He and his observer were captured by the Germans. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
28 May 1918 |
1100 |
22 |
Bristol (C4894) 1 |
C (OOC) |
Merville-La Bassée |
| 2 |
11 Aug 1918 |
1940 |
22 |
Bristol (C1035) 2 |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
SE of Arras |
| 3 |
13 Aug 1918 |
1100 |
22 |
Bristol (C1035) 2 |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) |
SE of Douai |
| 4 |
03 Sep 1918 |
0700 |
22 |
Bristol (F5820) 3 |
Pfalz D.III (DES) |
Sailly-Saillisel |
| 5 |
05 Sep 1918 |
1700 |
22 |
Bristol (F5820) 3 |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
Douai |
| 6 |
17 Sep 1918 |
1830 |
22 |
Bristol (C1045) 3 |
Fokker D.VII (DESF) |
SW of Douai |
| 7 |
17 Sep 1918 |
1835 |
22 |
Bristol (C1045) 3 |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
Brebières |
| 8 |
24 Sep 1918 |
1700 |
22 |
Bristol (C1035) 3 |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
Cambrai |
| 9 |
25 Sep 1918 |
1810 |
22 |
Bristol (C1035) 4 |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
Bourlon Wood |
| 10 |
26 Sep 1918 |
1300 |
22 |
Bristol (C1035) 5 |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
Arras-Cambrai Road |
| 11 |
26 Sep 1918 |
1300 |
22 |
Bristol (C1035) 5 |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
Arras-Cambrai Road |
| 12 |
27 Sep 1918 |
0730 |
22 |
Bristol (F5820) 4 |
Fokker D.VII (DES) 6 |
Oisy le Verger |
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| 1 |
Observer Sgt Hubert Hunt |
| 2 |
Observer 2/Lt J Amos |
| 3 |
Observer 2/Lt G McCormack |
| 4 |
Observer Lt LR James |
| 5 |
Observer Lt William Tyrrell |
| 6 |
Shared with Lt LC Rowney & Lt William Tyrrell |
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