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| Name: |
Rupert Randolph Winter |
| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Flight Commander |
| Service: |
Royal Naval Air Service |
| Units: |
4N, 6N, 9N |
| Victories: |
5 |
| Born: |
24 April 1896 |
| Place of Birth: |
Wallington, Surrey |
| Died: |
03 February 1918 |
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| Place of Death: |
SW of Roulers |
| Cemetery: |
Harlebeke New British Cemetery, Harelbeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
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Rupert Randolph Winter joined the Royal Naval Air Service on 25 April 1916. Soon after he scored his 5th victory on 3 February 1918, he was killed in action when his plane went down southwest of Roulers. Evidence suggests Winter may have been shot down by a Fokker DR.I flown by Otto Fruhner of Jasta 26.
Birth registered in 4th quarter of 1896 at Croydon; 1901 residence was Beddington, Surrey. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
29 Apr 1917 |
1850 |
6N |
Nieuport 17 (N3199) |
Albatros D.III (OOC) |
Guise |
| 2 |
21 Jul 1917 |
2005 |
6N |
Sopwith Camel (N6379) |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
Westende |
| 3 |
28 Jul 1917 |
1600 |
6N |
Sopwith Camel (B3821) |
DFW C (DES) 1 |
N of Central |
| 4 |
06 Dec 1917 |
1345 |
9N |
Sopwith Camel (B6317) |
Albatros C (DES) 2 |
NW of Courtrai |
| 5 |
03 Feb 1918 |
1400 |
9N |
Sopwith Camel (B6430) |
Fokker DR.I (DES) 3 |
SW of Roulers |
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| 1 |
Shared with FSL Norman MacGregor |
| 2 |
Shared with FSL EM Knott (B6288) |
| 3 |
Shared with FSL MA Harker (N7381) |
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