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Name: Basil Henry Moody
Country: South Africa
Rank: Lieutenant
Service: Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force
Units: 1
Victories: 9
Born: 19 January 1898
Place of Birth: Capetown
Died:  
Place of Death:  
 
Commissioned on 11 October 1917, Basil Henry Moody was posted to 1 Squadron on 23 April 1918. As an S.E.5a pilot, he was credited with nine victories while serving in France.
 
Victories
Date Time Unit Aircraft Opponent Location
1 27 May 1918 1425 1 S.E.5a (C1092) C (DESF) 1 1 mi S of Bailleul
2 27 May 1918 1450 1 S.E.5a (C1092) C (DES) 1 Kemmel
3 28 May 1918 0635 1 S.E.5a (C1092) C (OOC) 2 Meteren-Bailleul
4 28 May 1918 0700 1 S.E.5a (C1092) C (DES) 2 Meteren-Vieux Berquin
5 15 Sep 1918 1705 1 S.E.5a (B8501) Pfalz D.XII (CAP) 3 Recourt
6 27 Sep 1918 0915 1 S.E.5a (B8501) Fokker D.VII (DESF) Bertry
7 01 Oct 1918 1710 1 S.E.5a (B8501) Fokker D.VII (OOC) 4 NE of St Quentin
8 28 Oct 1918 1530 1 S.E.5a (B8501) Fokker D.VII (DESF) 5 Trelon
9 28 Oct 1918 1530 1 S.E.5a (B8501) Fokker D.VII (OOC) 5 Trelon

1 Shared with Capt Percy Clayson, Lt Harold Kullberg, Lt Duerson Knight and Lt Ernest Kelly
2 Shared with Lt EM Forsyth, Lt Duerson Knight, Lt Ernest Owen, Lt AK Scroggs, Lt HB Bradley, Lt Ernest Kelly, Lt Harold Kullberg, Lt Kenneth Laing, Capt Percy Clayson and Capt KS Henderson
3 Shared with Capt GWD Allen (F5912), Lt Charles Lavers, Lt Douglas Cameron, Capt William Staton & Lt Leslie Mitchell
4 Shared with Lt Charles Lavers, Lt Wallace Smart, Lt FM Squires (E6009), Lt FAS Nesbitt (B7881), Lt Boyd (C9065), Lt Douglas Cameron, Lt LH Phinney (D6951), Capt W Pallister (F5473), Lt W Newby (E1353), Lt CW Arning (E4023), 2/Lt W Joffe (B8427), Lt Dickinson (C1812)
5 Shared with Lt Douglas Cameron
 
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