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<blockquote data-quote="BigWave" data-source="post: 279882" data-attributes="member: 6786"><p>Hey Occasional_panner. My grandfather (an Ozzie - mum's side - in the UK to fight) flew Sopwith Triplanes then Sopwith Camels for the Royal Naval Air Service in WWI. Battles fought include: Western Front (Somme sector), Battle of Arras, Battle of Messines, Battle of Passchendaele and many smaller skirmishes. 21 kills, so a 4 times ace. DSC plus 2 bars. At 19, he was the youngest Australian ace of WWI and 7th overall for the war. He was described by his CO as: "a brilliant pilot and air fighter", and that "his aerial victories were gained by clean, clever fighting". He often spoke to me about his Sopwiths, and what a delight they were to manoeuvre. I still love watching those machines at airshows to this day!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BigWave, post: 279882, member: 6786"] Hey Occasional_panner. My grandfather (an Ozzie - mum's side - in the UK to fight) flew Sopwith Triplanes then Sopwith Camels for the Royal Naval Air Service in WWI. Battles fought include: Western Front (Somme sector), Battle of Arras, Battle of Messines, Battle of Passchendaele and many smaller skirmishes. 21 kills, so a 4 times ace. DSC plus 2 bars. At 19, he was the youngest Australian ace of WWI and 7th overall for the war. He was described by his CO as: "a brilliant pilot and air fighter", and that "his aerial victories were gained by clean, clever fighting". He often spoke to me about his Sopwiths, and what a delight they were to manoeuvre. I still love watching those machines at airshows to this day! [/QUOTE]
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