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John Gurdon [England]

Name:John Everard Gurdon
Country:England
Rank:Captain
Service:Royal Flying Corps
Squadrons:22
Victories:28
Born:24 May 1898
Place of Birth:Balham, Surrey
Died:14 April 1973
Place of Death:Alassio, Italy
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)John Gurdon

Notes
In an historic dogfight known as "Two Against Twenty," Gurdon and his observer, John Thornton, together with Alfred Atkey and his observer, C.G. Gass, encountered 20 German scouts during the evening of 7 May 1918. In the epic battle that followed, Atkey and Gass shot down 5 enemy aircraft while Gurdon and Thornton knocked down 3. Gurdon and Atkey were both flying the Bristol F.2b.

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