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Title	Flight-Commander (RNAS)
Official Number	(nk)

Birth	13/06/1895	Death	25/03/1918
Place	Toronto	Place	(South of Evilliers) (Killed in action)
Area	ON	Area
Country	Canada	Country	France (Killed in action)

Titles
Honours	DSC. Croix de Guerre avec Etoile (France).
Awards
Qualifications

Biography

Military Service
He was appointed as a Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS (With seniority dated 1915). He enlisted in Canada, and underwent training on Toronto Island and Long Branch ON. He served in #3 Wing RNAS 1915. He was appointed as a Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS (With seniority dated 03/04/1916). He served in RNAS Dunkirk for 3 (Naval) Squadron RNAS 1917. He undertook offensive patrols escorting photographic planes, spotters and bombers and air fighting on the coast. He was appointed as a Flight Lieutenant RNAS (With seniority dated 30/06/1917). He was appointed as an A/Flight Commander (Temp.) RNAS (With seniority dated 01/01/1917). He served with C-Flight (In command) 1917. He was awarded the DFC and Croix de Guerre in 1917 "in recogition of his services with a wing of the RNAS at Dunkirk between February and September 1917. He has destroyed several hostilemachines and has led his flight with very great skill and gallantry." He was appointed as a Captain RAF (With seniority dated 01/04/1918). He was serving with 3(N) Squadron RNAS.

Military Service

He was appointed as a Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS (With seniority dated 1915). He enlisted in Canada, and underwent training on Toronto Island and Long Branch ON. He served in #3 Wing RNAS 1915. He was appointed as a Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS (With seniority dated 03/04/1916). He served in RNAS Dunkirk for 3 (Naval) Squadron RNAS 1917. He undertook offensive patrols escorting photographic planes, spotters and bombers and air fighting on the coast. He was appointed as a Flight Lieutenant RNAS (With seniority dated 30/06/1917). He was appointed as an A/Flight Commander (Temp.) RNAS (With seniority dated 01/01/1917). He served with C-Flight (In command) 1917. He was awarded the DFC and Croix de Guerre in 1917 "in recogition of his services with a wing of the RNAS at Dunkirk between February and September 1917. He has destroyed several hostilemachines and has led his flight with very great skill and gallantry." He was appointed as a Captain RAF (With seniority dated 01/04/1918). He was serving with 3(N) Squadron RNAS.

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Service Aircraft Flown: Sopwith Camel
Named Features

Anecdotes
He was killed in action while on Special Patrol south of Ervilliers on 25/03/1918.

References
Hiorth, D. (1995); Grant, Scottie & Bob Murray (nd); Blatherwick, John (1992); MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997); http://airforce.ca/uploads/airforce/2009/07/gong-1a-b.html
Last update
2011-02-05 00:00:00

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Armstrong, Frederick Carr