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| Name: | Christopher Draper | Country: | England | Rank: | Major | Service: | Royal Naval Air Service Royal Air Force | Squadrons: | 3W; 6N, 8N (RNAS) 208 (RAF) | Victories: | 9 | Born: | 15 April 1892 | Place of Birth: | Bebington | Died: | 16 January 1979 | | Place of Death: | |
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| | After obtaining an Aviator's Certificate in October 1913, Draper entered the Royal Naval Air Service in January 1914. Posted to 3 Naval Wing in 1916, he achieved his first four victories flying the Sopwith 1½ Strutter. Reassigned to 6 Naval Squadron, and then as commanding officer of Naval 8 (later 208 Squadron), Draper shot down five more enemy aircraft flying the Sopwith Camel. In 1931, to promote a budding acting career as "George Mannering," Draper made headlines when he flew an airplane under the bridges of London. Dubbed "The Mad Major," he gave an encore performance in 1953, shortly before the publication of his autobiography. |
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