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| Name: |
Edmund Leonard Zink |
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| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Captain |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
18, 32 |
| Victories: |
5 |
| Born: |
21 February 1899 |
| Place of Birth: |
Willesden, Middlesex |
| Died: |
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The son of George F. and Ada Zink, Edmund Leonard Zink was commissioned a temporary Second Lieutenant in the Suffolk Regiment on 7 October 1915. He transferred to the Royal Flying Corps the following year and received his Royal Aero Club Certificate on 27 September 1916. Posted to 18 Squadron on 16 November 1916, he claimed 4 victories flying the F.E.2b and was wounded in action on 23 April 1917. After serving as an instructor at Turnberry, Zink joined 32 Squadron as a flight commander in September 1918. A few days later he became an ace, scoring his fifth and final victory with the S.E.5a. He was granted a short service commission in the rank of Flying Officer, effective 24 October 1919.
1901 residence was same as place of birth; birth registered in the 1st quarter of 1899 at Hendon. When he enlisted, Zink gave his year of birth as 1897 in order to meet age requirements. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
26 Dec 1916 |
0950 |
18 |
F.E.2b 1 |
Albatros D.II (OOC) |
Velu |
| 2 |
24 Mar 1917 |
1500 |
18 |
F.E.2b (4898) 2 |
Albatros D.II (OOC) |
Reincourt |
| 3 |
12 Apr 1917 |
1230 |
18 |
F.E.2b (A823) 3 |
Albatros D.III (OOC) |
Cagnicourt |
| 4 |
23 Apr 1917 |
1730 |
18 |
F.E.2b (A823) 4 |
Albatros D.III (OOC) |
Baralle |
| 5 |
05 Sep 1918 |
1215 |
32 |
S.E.5a (C1836) |
C (DES) |
N of Equancourt |
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| 1 |
Observer 2/Lt Mayhew |
| 2 |
Observer AM2 J Walker |
| 3 |
Observer Pte NG Jones |
| 4 |
Observer 2/Lt GB Bate |
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