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Charles Hickey [Canada]

Name:Charles Robert Reeves Hickey
Country:Canada
Rank:Captain
Service:Royal Naval Air Service
Royal Air Force
Squadrons:4(N) [RNAS]
204 [RAF]
Victories:21
Born:10 September 1897
Place of Birth:Nanaimo, British Columbia
Died:3 October 1918Killed In Flying Accident
Place of Death:
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) and Bar

Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
"He has been engaged in numerous air battles with marked success during a period of twelve months. On a recent occasion, he flew to the assistance of one of our machines which was being pressed by two enemy machines and succeeded in destroying one of them." DFC citation, London Gazette, 3 August 1918

Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) Bar
"A very determined air fighter who has destroyed seven enemy machines and brought down nine completely out of control during the past three months. His skill and initiative as a flight commander have made his flight very successful. Last month he destroyed two machines and brought down two more out of control in one day, and the remainder of his flight, at the same time succeeded in dispersing several more enemy aircraft without sustaining any casualties." DFC citation, London Gazette, 2 November 1918

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