Name: Edward Dawson "Spider" Atkinson Country: Ireland Rank: Captain Service: Royal Flying Corps Royal Air Force Squadrons: 1, 56, 64 Victories: 10 Born: 10 November 1891 Place of Birth: India Died: Place of Death: Notes Serving with the Indian Army Reserve, Atkinson transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in 1916. On 1 May 1917, he encountered Jasta 28 and was attacked by "an exceptionally good pilot" flying a red Albatros scout. The German pilot was Karl SchΣfer and Atkinson was forced down behind the safety of his own lines in a Nieuport scout that was damaged beyond repair. Aces ╖ Aircraft ╖ Books ╖ Chat ╖ Forum ╖ Guests ╖ Links ╖ Medals ╖ News ╖ Search ╖ Vote Copyright ⌐ 1997,1998 The Aerodrome Page revised on 29 Nov 1997