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| Name: |
Desmond Percival Fitzgerald Uniacke |
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| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
2nd Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Unit: |
48 |
| Victories: |
13 |
| Born: |
18 December 1895 |
| Place of Birth: |
Essex |
| Died: |
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| Place of Death: |
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A Bristol F.2b observer with 48 Squadron, Uniacke transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in May 1917. He scored 13 victories with pilot Ralph Curtis before both were shot down over Roulers on 21 September 1917 by Hermann Göring of Jasta 27. Curtis died from his wounds and Uniacke was taken prisoner. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
03 Jul 1917 |
0910 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7149) 1 |
Two-seater (OOC) |
Quéant |
| 2 |
05 Jul 1917 |
2020 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7153) 1 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Bapaume |
| 3 |
07 Jul 1917 |
0550 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7107) 1 |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
Vitry |
| 4 |
28 Jul 1917 |
0815 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7121) 1 |
Albatros D.III (OOC) |
Ghistelles |
| 5 |
16 Aug 1917 |
1955 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7151) 1 |
Albatros D.V (DESF) |
St. Pierre-Capelle |
| 6 |
16 Aug 1917 |
1955 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7151) 1 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
St. Pierre-Capelle |
| 7 |
20 Aug 1917 |
2005 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7224) 1 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Ghistelles |
| 8 |
22 Aug 1917 |
0907 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7224) 1 |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
Ostende |
| 9 |
22 Aug 1917 |
0907 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7224) 1 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Ostende |
| 10 |
02 Sep 1917 |
0930 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7224) 1 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) 2 |
E of Dixmude |
| 11 |
05 Sep 1917 |
0840 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7170) 1 |
DFW C (OOC) |
Middlekerke |
| 12 |
14 Sep 1917 |
1640 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7224) 1 |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
Ghistelles |
| 13 |
17 Sep 1917 |
0915 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7224) 1 |
Two-seater (OOC) 3 |
Leke |
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| 1 |
Pilot Lt Ralph Curtis |
| 2 |
Shared with Lt Keith Park & 2/Lt Alan Light |
| 3 |
Shared with Sgt J Oldham & AM2 William Walker |
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