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Malcolm Graham Stewart Burger |
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South Africa |
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Lieutenant |
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Royal Air Force |
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54 |
| Victories: |
5 |
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Malcolm Graham Stewart Burger scored 5 victories flying the Sopwith Camel with 54 Squadron. |
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| Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) |
Lieut. (A./Capt.) Malcolm Graham Stewart Burger. (FRANCE)
During the last battles this officer displayed marked gallantry and devotion to duty on low-flying bombing patrols, inflicting heavy casualties on numerous occasions. He has destroyed three enemy machines, and forced another to land.
Supplement to the London Gazette, 8 February 1919 (31170/2036) |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
18 Jun 1918 |
0900 |
54 |
Sopwith Camel (B7171) |
Fokker D.VII (DESF) |
NE of Armentières |
| 2 |
03 Sep 1918 |
0700 |
54 |
Sopwith Camel (E5175) |
Hannover CL (DES) |
Moeuvres |
| 3 |
07 Sep 1918 |
1910 |
54 |
Sopwith Camel (E5175) |
Halberstadt C (DES) 1 |
NW of Marquion |
| 4 |
28 Sep 1918 |
1315 |
54 |
Sopwith Camel (C8345) |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
NW of Raillencourt |
| 5 |
02 Oct 1918 |
1740 |
54 |
Sopwith Camel (F1986) |
Fokker D.VII (CAP) 2 |
Tilloy |
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| 1 |
Shared with Capt George Hackwill, Lt JC MacLennan (F1962), Lt CG Vandyk (F2060), 2/Lt HJ Fuller (F5932) |
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Shared with 2/Lt JC Dallin (C3380), Capt ADC Browne (F1987), 2/Lt HJ Fuller (F1988), Capt VS Bennett (F2131), Lt EC Crosse (F2132) |
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