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The Fokker dived, level and straight for the first time, toward German lines. Rhys-Davids remained behind and then turned away. As Rhys-Davids turned away the German made a fatal error. He turned with the
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duties. He returned to France in late June. On 12 July Rhys-Davids bounced and shot down an enemy scout then followed it up with a DFW CV which crash-landed. Its crew—Eugen Mann and Albert Hahnel—were taken prisoner. Hahnel was badly wounded. Rhys-Davids followed this success with victories against
745:... the German triplane was in the middle of our formation, and its handling was wonderful to behold. The pilot seemed to be firing at us all simultaneously, and although I got behind him a second time, I could hardly stay there for a second. His movements were so quick and uncertain ...
805:, but Menckhoff made no mention of this engagement in his later memoirs, and his involvement has been questioned.) Rhys-Davids then returned to base at 18:35–18:40. That evening there was much speculation about the identity of the German pilot. The Germans soon announced that an ace pilot named
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Percival Foley Rhys Davids, M.C., R.F.C., Spec Res. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in bringing down nine enemy aircraft in nine weeks. He is a magnificent fighter, never failing to locate enemy aircraft and invariably attacking regardless of the numbers against
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of ammunition at the German and broke off to avoid a collision. Climbing, Rhys-Davids saw the German machine, its engine off, heading west. Rhys-Davids made several more attacks with the Fokker going down in a shallow right-hand turn. McCudden saw the machine crash:
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734:. His aircraft mortally wounded, he spun downwards hoping to throw the German off and get closer to the ground. The German stayed behind, firing all the way. A fellow member of 609, Chidlaw-Roberts, attempted to assist, but was shot up by the German
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October 1920 the Secretary of the War Office secured the effects of Rhys-Davids from Germany through diplomatic channels. Rhys-Davids has no known grave, but his name is engraved on the Air Services Memorial at
813:. Rhys-Davids came in for a shower of congratulations from the Squadron upon learning the identity of his victory. Rhys-Davids was less sanguine; he lamented to McCudden; "if only I could have brought him down alive".
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Englishman during a land-ownership dispute leading him to be ostracised by the British community on the island. In 1872 he left for England. In 1877 he passed the
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when it overturned on landing and broke its fuselage in two. Rhys-Davids sprained his back. Lacking an aircraft he was effectively grounded for a month. After a brief test on 2 May 1917 in
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pilot and retired from the fray. Squadron leader Caldwell, 609, saw the approaching SE5s of 56 Squadron. Believing odds of seven-to-one to be good odds, he "left them (the SE5's) to it".
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certificate in his last year of school; a talented pilot, the RFC recognised his ability and commissioned him as an instructor. Rhys-Davids became firm friends with Muspratt.
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fighter down out of control. On 24 May he scored three victories in an hour. One day later, he shot down another for his fifth victory and became a
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692:(MC). During the last battle Rhys-Davids's SE5, A4563, had its propeller damaged and its right top wing's main spar was shattered by ground fire.
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1845:Arthur Rhys Davids at FirstWorldWar
1827:. Osprey publishing, Oxford, 2009,
1782:Revell and Dempsey 2009, pp. 52–53.
384:degree in 1886. She was awarded a
295:Caroline Augusta Foley Rhys-Davids
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2320:Family tree of the Windham family
1823:Revell, Alex and Dempsey, Harry.
1218:Both North-East of Ypres Salient
350:and four years later founded the
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457:player. Rhys-Davids excelled at
2408:People from Forest Hill, London
2398:People educated at Eton College
2393:Missing person cases in Belgium
2368:British World War I flying aces
2208:language scholar and translator
1744:Revell and Dempsey 2009, p. 57.
1688:Revell and Dempsey 2009, p. 52.
1564:Revell and Dempsey 2009, p. 29.
902:List of people who disappeared
872:(German Air Service) credited
453:. He was also an accomplished
313:he refused to be trained as a
27:British World War I flying ace
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1697:McCudden 2000 (1917), p. 187.
1591:McCudden 2000 (1917), p. 185.
678:seven-day battle for Messines
542:Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2s
1853:, Accessed 8 September 2008.
1847:, Accessed 8 September 2008.
965:First shared with B Flight.
2418:Royal Flying Corps officers
2113:army officer and politician
1796:SE 5/5a Aces of World War 1
1655:Täger, Hannes, ed. (2013).
1197:Out of control. Possibly a
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688:he had been awarded the
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289:Rhys-Davids was born to
214:of the First World War.
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1501:Revell 2010, pp. 77–79.
1492:Revell 2010, pp. 73–74.
1417:Revell 2010, pp. 18–19.
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119:Years of service
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1773:Revell 2010, p. 200.
1706:Revell 2010, p. 185.
1679:Revell 2010, p. 173.
1636:McCudden 2000 (1917)
1627:Revell 2010, p. 171.
1609:Revell 2010, p. 169.
1582:Revell 2010, p. 143.
1555:Revell 2010, p. 106.
1266:Fliegerabteilung 256
725:No. 609 Squadron RFC
705:Third Ypres Campaign
587:From beginner to ace
335:Ceylon Civil Service
273:Family and education
182:Caroline Rhys-Davids
2110:Charles Ash Windham
1887:Windham family tree
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1012:West of Moorslede.
881:Imperial War Museum
732:Harold A. Hamersley
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565:No. 56 Squadron RFC
529:. He had taken his
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2216:Thomas Rhys Davids
2186:John Windham Foley
1760:The London Gazette
1722:The London Gazette
1276:28 September 1917
1255:24 September 1917
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436:philistines
247:Werner Voss
2332:Categories
2197:footballer
2082:John Foley
1939:March 2015
1326:References
1313:Beceleare
1054:Fokker D.V
982:Destroyed
793:fragments.
736:Fokker F.I
729:Lieutenant
674:Saint-Omer
670:flying ace
636:Kurt Wolff
538:Netheravon
449:, and the
339:magistrate
268:Early life
212:flying ace
131:Lieutenant
99:Allegiance
64:1897-09-26
1910:does not
1064:Mann and
921:Location
864:Roeselare
648:Belle Vue
546:Avro 504s
390:Economics
321:to study
315:solicitor
258:Roeselare
173:Relations
122:1916–1917
94:, Belgium
88:Roeselare
73:, England
1279:Comines
1233:Jasta 10
1205:Jasta 10
1200:Leutnant
1161:Jasta 27
1136:Houthem
1061:Leutnant
896:See also
620:Jasta 11
561:Ayrshire
459:Classics
440:hearties
428:Colleger
323:Sanskrit
311:Brighton
184:(mother)
179:(father)
107:Service/
1931:removed
1916:sources
1290:25–26.
1245:Jasta 3
1212:21–22.
1168:18–19.
1147:15–17.
1070:Hahnel
1050:DFW C.V
622:of the
616:Cambrai
612:cumulus
569:Captain
489:(RFC).
438:" and "
2312:Notes:
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1191:Menin
1102:Menin
1085:Menin
1040:9–10.
927:Notes
924:Kills
720:down.
420:Oxford
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155:Awards
109:branch
976:Lens
951:2–4.
918:Date
659:A4868
644:Arras
640:Douai
597:A4868
593:A4847
576:S.E.5
467:Latin
455:rugby
303:Welsh
222:as a
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199:,
1914:any
1912:cite
1829:ISBN
1814:ISBN
1800:ISBN
1661:ISBN
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465:and
331:Pali
293:and
137:Unit
127:Rank
78:Died
58:Born
1925:by
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1006:7.
987:6.
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327:PhD
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