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Christopher Draper [England]

Name:Christopher Draper
Country:England
Rank:Major
Service:Royal Naval Air Service
Royal Air Force
Squadrons:3W; 6N, 8N (RNAS)
208 (RAF)
Victories:9
Born:15 April 1892
Place of Birth:Bebington
Died:16 January 1979
Place of Death:
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
Croix de Guerre
Christopher Draper

Notes
After obtaining an Aviator's Certificate in October 1913,  Draper entered the Royal Naval Air Service in January 1914. Posted to 3 Naval Wing in 1916, he achieved his first four victories flying the Sopwith 1½ Strutter. Reassigned to 6 Naval Squadron, and then as commanding officer of Naval 8 (later 208 Squadron), Draper shot down five more enemy aircraft flying the Sopwith Camel. In 1931, to promote a budding acting career as "George Mannering," Draper made headlines when he flew an airplane under the bridges of London. Dubbed "The Mad Major," he gave an encore performance in 1953, shortly before the publication of his autobiography.

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