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Name: James Alexander Weatherhead Binnie
James Alexander Weatherhead Binnie
Country: Scotland
Rank: Lieutenant
Service: Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force
Units: 48
Victories: 9
Born: 25 June 1894
Place of Birth: Glasgow
Died: 1962
Place of Death: Didcot, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire)
Cemetery: St. Peter's Church Yard
 
Binnie transferred to the Royal Flying Corps after serving with the Highland Light Infantry. Posted to 48 Squadron, he scored 9 victories flying the Bristol Fighter in the summer of 1917.
 
Victories
Date Time Unit Aircraft Opponent Location
1 15 Jun 1917 1940 48 Bristol Fighter (A7123) 1 Albatros D.III (OOC) SW of Douai
2 15 Jun 1917 2020 48 Bristol Fighter (A7123) 1 Albatros D.III (DESF) 3 N of Vitry
3 13 Jul 1917 0940 48 Bristol Fighter (A7151) 1 Albatros D.V (DESF) Slype
4 28 Jul 1917 0815 48 Bristol Fighter (A7123) 1 Albatros D.V (DESF) 4 Ghistelles-Zevecote
5 19 Aug 1917 0650 48 Bristol Fighter (A7220) 1 Albatros D.V (OOC) Ostend
6 22 Aug 1917 0900 48 Bristol Fighter (A7220) 1 Albatros D.V (DESF) Ghistelles
7 26 Aug 1917 0830 48 Bristol Fighter (A7220) 1 Albatros D.V (DES) W of Middelkerke
8 26 Aug 1917 0830 48 Bristol Fighter (A7220) 1 Albatros D.V (OOC) W of Middelkerke
9 11 Sep 1917 1015 48 Bristol Fighter (A7220) 2 DFW C (OOC) Dixmude
1 Observer Cpl V Reed
2 Observer Lt Thomas Tuffield
3 Shared with Capt Brian Baker & Lt H Munro
4 Shared with Capt Brian Baker & Lt GR Spencer
 
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