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| Name: |
Frederick Ernest Luff |
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| Country: |
United States |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
United States Air Service |
| Units: |
74 (RAF)
25th Aero (USAS) |
| Victories: |
5 |
| Born: |
09 July 1896 |
| Place of Birth: |
Cleveland, Ohio |
| Died: |
28 April 1931 |
| Place of Death: |
Cleveland, Ohio |
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To gain experience in aerial combat, Luff was attached to the Royal Air Force in 1918. Posted to 74 Squadron in July, he downed 3 Fokker D.VIIs and two balloons as an S.E.5a pilot. On 19 September 1918, he was reassigned to the 25th Aero Squadron but the war was over before he had an opportunity to increase his score. In May 1919, Luff was badly injured in a crash near Lorain, Ohio and never flew again. He died at his parents' home in Cleveland, Ohio following a five year battle with ill health. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
19 Aug 1918 |
1935 |
74 |
S.E.5a |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
Ghelevelt |
| 2 |
29 Aug 1918 |
0750 |
74 |
S.E.5a (D5978) |
Balloon (DES) |
Armentières |
| 3 |
01 Sep 1918 |
0830 |
74 |
S.E.5a (E5976) |
Balloon (DES) |
Menin |
| 4 |
05 Sep 1918 |
1045 |
74 |
S.E.5a |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
S of Cambrai |
| 5 |
15 Sep 1918 |
1850 |
74 |
S.E.5a |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
NE of Armentières |
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| Books |
- American Aces of World War 1
- by Norman Franks, Harry Dempsey (Illustrator) / Paperback / Osprey Publishing (September 25, 2001)
- Over the Front
- by Norman L. R. Franks, Frank W. Bailey / Hardcover / Grub Street the Basement (May 1992)
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