Biographical Data
Galpin, John Osborne If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at admin@nauticapedia.ca

 

Title	Captain (RAF)
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Birth	17/10/1889	Death	(nk)
Place	Ottawa	Place	(nk)
Area	ON	Area	(nk)
Country	Canada	Country	(nk)

 

Titles
Honours	DSC. DFC. M.I.D. (Two times).
Awards
Qualifications

 

Biography
He was a graduate of the Wright Flying School in Dayton OH USA. He was awarded ACA Certificate 354 dated 08/12/1915.

 

Military Service
He was appointed as a Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS. He was appointed as a Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS. He served in RNAS Felixstowe 1916. He was appointed as a Flight Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS. He shot down Zepplin L-22 off Texel Island 14/05/1917. (Transferred to RAF) 1918, He was appointed as a Captain RAF. (He was demobilized.)

 

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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-4g-h.html;
Last update
2011-02-17 00:00:00

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