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Cecil Thompson [South Africa]

Name:Cecil Robert "Ruggles" Thompson
Country:South Africa
Rank:Lieutenant
Service:Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force
Squadrons:84
Victories:6
Born:4 December 1894
Place of Birth:
Died:16 March 1973
Place of Death:
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)Cecil Thompson

Notes
After two and half years in the army, Thompson entered the Royal Flying Corps in August 1917. An S.E.5a pilot, he fought his last dogfight on the morning of 15 September 1918. After shooting down a German kite balloon, he was attacked by several Fokker D.VII's. In the melee that followed, Thompson was badly wounded in the face and shoulder but made it safely back to his aerodrome.

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