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Flying Fury: Five Years in the Royal Flying Corps
Flying Fury: Five Years in the Royal Flying Corps
‘Flying Fury’ was the title of the memoirs of Major James McCudden VC. He joined the RFC in April 1913 and is credited with shooting down 57 enemy planes until he died in an aircraft accident. This community attempts to bring together those individuals he mentions in the book.
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Born 1898
Died 1917
British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 29 Squadron
More about Cecil Victor De Burgh Rogers -
Born 1892
Died 1917
Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1396 Sergeant 25 Squadron
Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1396 Sergeant 20 Squadron
Air Force (RAF/RFC)
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More about Thomas Mottershead -
Born 1892
Died 1914
British Army Second Lieutenant East Yorkshire Regiment
British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps
More about Vincent Waterfall -
Born 1891
Died 1978
British Army Lieutenant Lancaster Regiment attached Royal Flying Corps
More about Victor Somerset Erskine Lindop -
Born 1897
Died 1917
British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery and Royal Flying Corps
More about Robert Hugh Sloley -
British Army 364 Flight Serjeant Acting Warrant Officer Royal Flying Corps
More about George Thornton -
Born 1893
British Army 71 Serjeant Royal Flying Corps
British Army Second Lieutenant Temporary Major Hampshire Regiment
British Army Captain Squadron Leader Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force
More about William Victor Strugnell -
Born 1897
Died 1916
British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps
British Army Captain Royal Flying Corps
More about Guy Neville Teale -
Born 1888
Died 1915
Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Duncan
Royal Navy Flight Commander Royal Marine Artillery, attached Royal Naval Air Service 3rd Wing
Royal Navy Temporary Captain Royal Marine Artillery attached to Royal Naval Air Service
More about Charles Herbert Collet -
Born 1875
Died 1948
British Army Major Royal Flying Corps
British Army Brigadier General Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force
British Army Air Vice Marshal Royal Air Force
More about John Frederick Andrews Higgins -
Born 1892
Died 1914
British Army 331 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps
British Army 331 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Flying Corps
More about Raymond Keith Barlow -
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Born 1890
Died 1989
British Army Second Lieutenant Liverpool Regiment
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Major Royal Air Force
More about Norman Brearley -
Born 1892
Died 1918
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Captain Royal Air Force
More about Tone Hippolyte Paul Bayetto -
Born 1892
Air Force (RAF/RFC)
South African Services Second Lieutenant
British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 60 Squadron
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More about Henry Meintjes -
Born 1892
Died 1942
British Army 1689 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps
British Army 1689 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Flying Corps 3 Squadron
British Army 1689 Corporal Royal Flying Corps 3 Squadron
More about Elmer Peter Roberts -
Born 1891
Died 1917
British Army Lieutenant Royal Irish Regiment
British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Irish Regiment
British Army Lieutenant Royal Irish Regiment attached to the Royal Flying Corps
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More about Hubert Dunsterville Harvey-Kelly -
Born 1888
Died 1915
British Army Captain Royal Engineers Attached Royal Flying Corps 16 Squadron
More about Alan Geoffrey Fox -
Born 1889
Died 1915
British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 6th Squadron
British Army Captain Royal Flying Corps 6th Squadron
More about Baron Trevenen James -
Born 1898
Died 1966
Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68713
More about Harold John Walkerdine