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| Name: |
Lewis Ewart Whitehead |
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| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Captain |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
60, 65 |
| Victories: |
5 |
| Born: |
27 April 1894 |
| Place of Birth: |
London |
| Killed In Action: |
20 May 1918 |
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| Place of Death: |
SE of Albert |
| Memorial: |
Arras Flying Services Memorial, Pas de Calais, France |
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Lewis Ewart Whitehead transferred to the Royal Flying Corps from the Kings Royal Rifles in 1916. He was wounded in combat with LVGs whilst flying a Morane BB on 26 July 1916. Later he served as a Flight Commander with 60 Squadron where two more of his opponents were forced down and captured. He was reported missing following combat with a Fokker DR.I flown by Fritz Rumey of Jasta 5. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
11 Dec 1916 |
1030 |
60 |
Nieuport 17 |
Albatros C III (CAP) 1 |
Dainville |
| 2 |
02 May 1918 |
1325 |
65 |
Sopwith Camel (D1876) |
C (DES) |
Cerisy-Lamotte |
| 3 |
03 May 1918 |
0645 |
65 |
Sopwith Camel (D1876) |
Hannover C (CAP) 2 |
Heilly |
| 4 |
15 May 1918 |
0845 |
65 |
Sopwith Camel (D1876) |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
SE of Villers-Brettoneaux |
| 5 |
17 May 1918 |
1100 |
65 |
Sopwith Camel (D1876) |
Albatros D.V (CAP) |
NE of Villers-Brettoneaux |
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| 1 |
Shared with Capt Eustace Grenfell, Lt Henry Meintjes, Lt Daly, Lt LS Weedon, Lt Keith Caldwell |
| 2 |
Shared with 2/Lt SW Crane (B1791) |
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