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563:"Royal Flying Corps: Appointments"
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233:Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
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906:Aircraft of the Entente Powers
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418:Bristol F.2 Fighter s/n C4859
407:Observer/gunner: Samuel Parry
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369:3 May 1918 @ 1115 hours
249:List of aerial victories
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375:Albatros D.V fighter
297:Albatros D.V fighter
169:C. H. Arnison of the
138:Charles Henry Arnison
85:Years of service
22:Charles Henry Arnison
470:Pfalz D.III fighter
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707:"No. 31620"
677:"No. 30901"
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464:9 May 1918
438:9 May 1918
324:Pfalz D.III
161:World War I
136:Lieutenant
115:World War I
58:Hammersmith
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896:Commanders
822:References
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447:Destroyed
265:Date/time
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242:magazine.
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303:East of
167:Sergeant
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125:Awards
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