333:"For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty on many occasions whilst carrying out reconnaissances and especially whilst protecting machines returning from patrols. He has continually distinguished himself by discovering hostile aircraft whilst observing from high altitudes, and attacking them with great determination and success at close range. His vigilance, combined with his fine offensive spirit, have many times proved invaluable in frustrating hostile reconnaissances and driving their machines down out of control."
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On 1 April 1918, the Army's Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air
Service were merged to form the Royal Air Force. Soon after Scholte transferred to No. 60 Squadron to fly the
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535:"Not Alone!: British two-seater aces of WWI"
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485:The Bedfordshire Regiment in the Great War
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343:single-seat fighter. He was appointed a
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705:Road incident deaths in France
468:. 19 March 1915. p. 2746.
303:on 29 June, and destroying an
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635:The Virtual Tour of Hampstead
398:"Owen John Frederick Scholte"
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631:"Fortune Green Cemetery"
607:"Personals: Casualties"
479:Fuller, Steven (2015).
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285:Air Mechanic 2nd Class
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571:"No. 30678"
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649:Categories
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231:flying ace
124:Allegiance
96:50°08′01″N
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147:1915–1918
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324:gazetted
307:east of
220:Captain
132:Service/
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637:. 2008.
595:. 2016.
541:. 2009.
426:. 2016.
404:. 2016.
309:Cambrai
155:Captain
86:Picardy
612:Flight
443:Flight
357:Dieppe
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