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Collishaw gained victories in three Triplanes:
N5490 "Black Maria" - 14 victories between 28 April and 7 June 1917; this machine then went to No 9 Squadron RNAS where Flight Sub-Lieutenant A T Whealy gasined two victories; then to No 1 Squadron RNAS where Flight Sub-Lieutenant R E MacMillan gained a victory on 19 September before being shot down and taken prisoner.
N5492 "Black Maria" - 19 victories between 15 June and 21 July 1917; Flt Sub-Lieutenant G Roach shot down and killed in this machine on 27 July 1917.
N533 "Black Maria" - 2 victories on 27 July 1917. Fitted with twin Vickers guns. Machine with No 12 Squadron RNAS by mid-September.
So, 33 victories in one-gun Triplanes and 2 in the 2-gun version.
Graeme
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