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Howard Knotts [USA]

Name:Howard Clayton Knotts
Country:United States
Rank:Lieutenant
Service:United States Air Service
Squadrons:17th Aero
Victories:6
Born:25 August 1895
Place of Birth:Girard, Illinois
Died:23 November 1942
Place of Death:
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
Howard Knotts

Notes
Flying the Sopwith Camel, Knotts shot down six enemy aircraft in less than a month. Each of his victims flew the Fokker D.VII. On 14 October 1918, Knotts was shot down and captured. Enroute to a German prison camp, he set fire to a supply train, destroying seven Fokkers destined for the front.

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