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| Name: |
Robert Hugh Sloley |
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| Country: |
South Africa |
| Rank: |
2nd Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps |
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56 |
| Victories: |
8 |
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| Died: |
01 October 1917 |
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| Place of Death: |
Westroosebeke |
| Memorial: |
Arras Flying Services Memorial, Pas de Calais, France |
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Robert Hugh Sloley transferred to the Royal Flying Corps from the Royal Artillery. An S.E.5a pilot, he was posted to 56 Squadron in 1917 and scored 9 victories during August and September. Two days after his final victory, Sloley was overwhelmed by four black and white Albatros D.Vs. James McCudden witnessed the onslaught, watching Sloley's plane go down after its tail was shot off by Xavier Dannhuber of Jasta 26. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
14 Aug 1917 |
1730-1830 |
56 |
S.E.5 (A4868) |
C (OOC) 1 |
E of Westroosebeke |
| 2 |
20 Aug 1917 |
1910-1930 |
56 |
S.E.5 (A4868) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Moorslede |
| 3 |
22 Aug 1917 |
0615-0715 |
56 |
S.E.5 (A4868) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Houthoulst Forest |
| 4 |
05 Sep 1917 |
1815 |
56 |
S.E.5 (A4868) |
C (OOC) |
E of Houthoulst Forest |
| 5 |
14 Sep 1917 |
0845-0915 |
56 |
S.E.5 (A4868) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
S of Houthoulst Forest |
| 6 |
16 Sep 1917 |
1630 |
56 |
S.E.5a (A8944) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Roulers |
| 7 |
20 Sep 1917 |
1200 |
56 |
S.E.5a (A4868) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Moorslede |
| 8 |
29 Sep 1917 |
1750-1810 |
56 |
S.E.5a (A8928) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) 2 |
Staden |
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| 1 |
Shared with Capt Gerald Maxwell |
| 2 |
Shared with Capt Gerald Maxwell, Lt HA Johnston (B12), Lt Charles Jeffs, Lt RW Young (A8946), Lt RJ Preston-Cobb (B527) |
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