Biographical Data |
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Potvin, J.E. If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at
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Title | Flight Sub-Lieutenant (RNAS) |
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Official Number | (nk) |
Birth | 10/08/1894 | Death | 19/06/1917 |
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Place | Midland | Place | (Missing in action) |
Area | ON | Area | |
Country | Canada | Country | (Missing in action) |
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Honours | MID |
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Qualifications |
Biography |
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He was living in Midland ON Canada at the time of his recruitment into the navy. He held US Flying Certificate No. 493. |
Military Service |
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He was appointed as a Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS. In 1916 he served in RNAS Windermere for flying training. He was appointed as a Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS. (He was killed in action on 19/06/1917.) |
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Aircraft Flown | Service Aircraft Flown: Sopwith Baby |
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Anecdotes |
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Shot down on Mine Patrol out of Dunkirk. He was mentioned in Despatches. Finding a missing pilot with 3 enemy aircraft buzzing overhead, he drove them off in his Sopwith Baby fighter seaplane. |
References |
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Hiorth, D. (1995); Grant, Scottie & Bob Murray (nd); MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997); Email (Ian Gee - Nauticapedia 18/02/2022); |
Last update |
2022-02-18 00:00:00 |