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| Name: |
Thomas Cecil Silwood Tuffield |
| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Unit: |
48, 99 |
| Victories: |
6 |
| Born: |
17 February 1893 |
| Place of Birth: |
Bombay, India |
| Died: |
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From the 16th Battalion of the Welsh Regiment, Tuffield transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in the summer of 1917. Posted to 48 Squadron as an observer, he scored 6 victories flying the Bristol Fighter before becoming a pilot in 1918. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
21 Jul 1917 |
1800 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7153) 1 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) 4 |
Slype |
| 2 |
22 Aug 1917 |
0905 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7222) 1 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Ghistelles |
| 3 |
03 Sep 1917 |
0815 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7222) 1 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
N of Dixmude |
| 4 |
03 Sep 1917 |
0815 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7222) 1 |
Albatros D.V (DESF) |
N of Dixmude |
| 5 |
11 Sep 1917 |
1015 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7220) 2 |
DFW C (OOC) |
Dixmude |
| 6 |
11 Nov 1917 |
1510 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (B1134) 3 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
E of St. George |
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| 1 |
Pilot Lt Robert Dodds |
| 2 |
Pilot 2Lt James Binnie |
| 3 |
Pilot Lt Norman Millman |
| 4 |
Shared with Capt Brian Baker & Lt G R Spencer and Lt Robert Coath & 2Lt H Tanner |
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