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Biographical Data
Chadwick, Arnold Jacques If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at admin@nauticapedia.ca

Title	Flight Sub-Lieutenant (RNAS)
Official Number	(nk)

Birth	23/08/1895	Death	28/071917
Place	Toronto	Place	La Panne (Killed in action)
Area	ON	Area
Country	Canada	Country	Belgium (Killed in action)

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Biography
He was a student of music in Toronto; studying music and modern languages in Germany and escaped from there five weeks after war declared. He attended the Curtiss Flying School in Toronto but did not complete the course (possibly because flying was suspended by winter weather).

Military Service
He was appointed as a Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS (With seniority dated 30/12/1915) in Ottawa ON.He served in RNAS Eastchuch 1916. He served in RNAS Chingford 14/04/1916. He served in He was appointed as a Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS 1916. He served in RNAS Eastchurch 1916. He served in RNAS Dover 1916. He served in 5 (Naval) Wing for Bombing 1916. He was appointed as a Flight Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS. He served in RNAS Dunkirk 1917. He was appointed as a Flight Commander RNAS 1917. He was serving with 4(N) Squadron.

Military Service

He was appointed as a Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS (With seniority dated 30/12/1915) in Ottawa ON.He served in RNAS Eastchuch 1916. He served in RNAS Chingford 14/04/1916. He served in He was appointed as a Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS 1916. He served in RNAS Eastchurch 1916. He served in RNAS Dover 1916. He served in 5 (Naval) Wing for Bombing 1916. He was appointed as a Flight Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS. He served in RNAS Dunkirk 1917. He was appointed as a Flight Commander RNAS 1917. He was serving with 4(N) Squadron.

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	(He had 11 victories in the First World War (including 3 damaged).) Service Aircraft Flown: Sopwith Pup. Sopwith Camel.
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Anecdotes
He destroyed 11 enemy aircraft. He was drowned when he was forced to ditch off La Panne on the Western Front on 28/07/1917. He was shot down on 02/10/1916 while bombing Zeppelin sheds. Evading capture, he made it back to his own lines and was reassigned to #4 Naval Squadron in April 1917. Having made a single-handed attack against a formation of 9 enemy aircraft, he was forced to ditch his aircraft into the waters off La Panne. His body was recovered on the incoming tide near Dunkirk on 08/08/1917. He was buried at Adinkerke Military Cemetery, De Panne, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

Anecdotes

He destroyed 11 enemy aircraft. He was drowned when he was forced to ditch off La Panne on the Western Front on 28/07/1917. He was shot down on 02/10/1916 while bombing Zeppelin sheds. Evading capture, he made it back to his own lines and was reassigned to #4 Naval Squadron in April 1917. Having made a single-handed attack against a formation of 9 enemy aircraft, he was forced to ditch his aircraft into the waters off La Panne. His body was recovered on the incoming tide near Dunkirk on 08/08/1917. He was buried at Adinkerke Military Cemetery, De Panne, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

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-2c-d.html
Last update
2011-01-07 00:00:00

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Chadwick, Arnold Jacques