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Banbury, Frederick Everst

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Title Flight-Commander (RNAS)
Official Number (nk)
 
Birth 27/10/1893 Death 01/04/1918
Place Wolsely Place (Killed in action)
Area SK Area
Country Canada Country (Killed in action)
 
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Biography
His home was in Regina SK. He was a law student at the University of Toronto before his enlistment. He received ACA Certificate 507 at the Curtiss Flying School, Newport News, Virginia, 21/06/1916.
 
Military Service
He was appointed as a Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS (With seniority dated 28/06/1916). He was appointed as a Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS 01/03/1917). He sailed for the UK, 22 /07/1916. He arrived in France, March 1917. He served in #9 (Naval) Squadron on the Dunkirk-Zeebruges front. He was appointed as a Flight Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS. He was appointed as a Flight Commander (Temp.) RNAS (With seniority dated 01/07/1917). He served in #9 (Naval) Squadron. He served in #209 (RAF) Squadron. He was granted home leave, December 1917, returning to duty with #9 Squadron in March 1918.
 
Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown He had 11 victories in World War One.
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Anecdotes
He was killed in a crash a few minutes after take-off on the Western Front. He died of a heart attack while flying, 1 April 1918.
 
References
Hiorth, D. (1995); Grant, Scottie & Bob Murray (nd); Blatherwick, John (1992); MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2011-02-15 00:00:00

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