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Clive Collett [New Zealand]

Name:Clive Franklyn Collett
Country:New Zealand
Rank:Captain
Service:Royal Flying Corps
Squadrons:70
Victories:11
Born:28 August 1886
Place of Birth:
Died:23 December 1917Killed In Flying Accident
Place of Death:Firth of Forth, Scotland
Military Cross (MC) and BarClive Collett

Notes
A test pilot for the Royal Flying Corps, Collett voluntarily jumped from a B.E.2c wearing a parachute. He was the first ace to achieve a victory while flying a Sopwith Camel. Collett was killed in a crash while flying a captured Albatros.

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