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| Name: | Walter Alfred Southey | Country: | South Africa | Rank: | Captain | Service: | Royal Flying Corps Royal Air Force | Squadrons: | 48, 84 | Victories: | 20 | Born: | 29 April 1897 | Place of Birth: | | Died: | | | Place of Death: | |
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| | Southey joined the army in February 1916. He transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in August 1916 and the following year, he joined 48 Squadron as a Bristol Fighter pilot. He scored no victories until he was reassigned to 84 Squadron in April 1918. Becoming a flight commander during the summer of 1918, he narrowly escaped capture when he inadvertently landed his aircraft behind enemy lines. Flying the S.E.5a, Southey was credit with twenty victories. |
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