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| Name: |
Ivan Frank Hind |
| Country: |
South Africa |
| Rank: |
Captain |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
40 |
| Victories: |
8 |
| Born: |
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| Place of Birth: |
Johannesburg |
| Died: |
12 August 1918 |
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| Place of Death: |
Brie |
| Cemetery: |
Péronne Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France |
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Ivan Frank Hind joined the Royal Flying Corps in May 1917. By August of 1918, he was a flight commander with 40 Squadron, flying the S.E.5a. In an encounter with a Fokker D.VII on 25 July 1918, he shot down Josef Raesch of Jasta 43. Less than a month later, Hind was killed when he was shot down by Ernst Udet of Jasta 4. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
12 Apr 1918 |
0650 |
40 |
S.E.5a (B675) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) 1 |
S of Estaires |
| 2 |
14 May 1918 |
1810 |
40 |
S.E.5a (B675) |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) |
E of Lens |
| 3 |
19 May 1918 |
1855 |
40 |
S.E.5a (B675) |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) |
Provin |
| 4 |
20 May 1918 |
2000 |
40 |
S.E.5a |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) 2 |
Merville |
| 5 |
27 May 1918 |
2010 |
40 |
S.E.5a (B675) |
Pfalz D.III (DES) |
E of Billy |
| 6 |
07 Jul 1918 |
0925 |
40 |
S.E.5a (C5358) |
LVG C (CAP) 3 |
Lens |
| 7 |
25 Jul 1918 |
1720 |
40 |
S.E.5a (C5358) |
Fokker D.VII (DESF) |
SW of Lille |
| 8 |
08 Aug 1918 |
1035 |
40 |
S.E.5a (E3984) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
Brebieres |
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| 1 |
Shared with Capt Ian Napier |
| 2 |
Shared with Maj Roderic Dallas, Lt HH Wood, Lt CO Rudsen, Capt Gwilym Lewis, Lt DS Poler |
| 3 |
Shared with Capt Gwilym Lewis |
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