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John Leacroft [England]

Name:John Leacroft
Country:England
Rank:Captain
Service:Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force
Squadrons:14, 19
Victories:22
Born:4 November 1888
Place of Birth:
Died:1971
Place of Death:Bexhill
Military Cross (MC) and BarJohn Leacroft

Notes
Leacroft first flew as an observer with 14 Squadron in Egypt. After flight training, he was assigned to 19 Squadron and sent to France. During 1917, he scored fourteen victories flying the SPAD XIII. In 1918, Leacroft scored another eight victories when his squadron was the first to receive the new Sopwith Dolphin. Although he was shot down twice, he survived the war and retired from the Royal Air Force in 1937 as a Group Captain.

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