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| Name: |
George Edgar Bruce Lawson |
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| Country: |
South Africa |
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Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
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32 |
| Victories: |
6 |
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| Died: |
19 November 1922 |
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An S.E.5a pilot, George Edgar Bruce Lawson was assigned to 32 Squadron in April 1918. He scored his last two victories of the war on 27 September 1918. One of these was Fritz Rumey of Jasta 5. Lawson collided with Rumey's Fokker D.VII and the German ace jumped from his plane but was killed when his parachute failed to deploy. In 1922, Lawson joined the South African Air Force but was killed in a crash while flying as a passenger aboard a D.H.9. |
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| Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) |
Lieut. George Edgar Bruce Lawson. (FRANCE)
A pilot of courage and skill, bold in attack and gallant in action, who has accounted for five enemy aeroplanes. On 27th September he attacked fifteen Fokker biplanes that were harassing one of our bombing formations, driving down one in flames. He then engaged a second; in the combat the two machines collided, and the enemy aeroplane fell down completely out of control. Although his machine was badly damaged, Lieutenant Lawson successfully regained our lines.
Supplement to the London Gazette, 8 February 1919 (31170/2042) |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
07 Jun 1918 |
1130 |
32 |
S.E.5a (C1881) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Lagny |
| 2 |
06 Sep 1918 |
1700 |
32 |
S.E.5a (E1399) |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
Holnon |
| 3 |
16 Sep 1918 |
1800 |
32 |
S.E.5a (E1399) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
Marquion |
| 4 |
24 Sep 1918 |
1710 |
32 |
S.E.5a (E1399) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
N of Cambrai |
| 5 |
27 Sep 1918 |
0930 |
32 |
S.E.5a (E1399) |
Fokker D.VII (DESF) |
Emerchicourt |
| 6 |
27 Sep 1918 |
0930 |
32 |
S.E.5a (E1399) |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
Emerchicourt |
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