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Name: William Upton Tyrrell
Country: Ireland
Rank: Lieutenant
Service: Royal Air Force
Units: 22, 205
Victories: 6
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William Upton Tyrrell transferred to the Royal Air Force from the 3rd Reserve Battalion of the Royal Irish Rifles. In September 1918, he scored 6 victories flying Bristol Fighters as an observer with 22 Squadron.
 
Victories
Date Time Unit Aircraft Opponent Location
1 05 Sep 1918 1700 22 Bristol F.2b (D7998) 1 Fokker D.VII (OOC) Douai
2 24 Sep 1918 1700 22 Bristol F.2b (F5823) 2 Fokker D.VII (DES) Mesnières-Crevecourt
3 24 Sep 1918 1700 22 Bristol F.2b (F5823) 2 Fokker D.VII (OOC) Mesnières-Crevecourt
4 26 Sep 1918 1300 22 Bristol F.2b (C1035) 3 Fokker D.VII (DES) Cambrai-Arras Road
5 26 Sep 1918 1315 22 Bristol F.2b (C1035) 3 Fokker D.VII (DES) Cambrai-Arras Road
6 27 Sep 1918 0730 22 Bristol F.2b (E2517) 2 Fokker D.VII (DES) 4 Oisy-le-Verger

1 Pilot Lt Herbert Beddow
2 Pilot Lt L C Rowney
3 Pilot Lt Chester Thompson
4 Shared with Lt Chester Thompson & Lt L R James
 
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