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Stephen Price (RAF officer)

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258:"For conspicuous gallantry in action. During a reconnaissance he was attacked by a large number of enemy machines. He manoeuvred his machine with great skill, and fought down a hostile machine. On four previous occasions he and his observer have accounted for enemy machines." 654: 212:. On completion of his flight training, Price was appointed a flying officer on 20 January 1916, and transferred to the General List for service with the RFC. He was promoted to lieutenant on 1 April 1916. 674: 294: 204:. He eventually transferred to the Royal Flying Corps, and was granted Royal Aero Club Aviators' Certificate No. 1970 on 27 October 1915, having successfully soloed in a 649: 629: 659: 664: 644: 227:
with the temporary rank of captain on 4 August 1916, between 22 August and 17 October, the two men drove down five enemy reconnaissance aircraft over
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On 25 April 1939 Price was granted a commission as a pilot officer on probation in the Administrative & Special Duties Branch of the
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On 1 January 1918 Price was appointed a squadron commander with the temporary rank of major, taking command of
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Although Price served in several squadrons, all his successes came while serving in No. 11 Squadron, flying a
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Price was commissioned as a second lieutenant on 19 September 1914, after serving as a cadet in the
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Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II
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Price was appointed a 7: 269:Between the wars Price worked as a 246:Price was subsequently awarded the 200:, and served in the 8th Battalion, 381:. 22 September 1914. p. 7483. 130:No. 36 Squadron (Home Defence) RFC 125:No. 33 (Home Defence) Squadron RFC 14: 665:Officers' Training Corps officers 287:Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 645:Recipients of the Military Cross 640:British World War I flying aces 549:. 3 October 1939. p. 6663. 513:. 14 March 1919. p. 3483. 16:British flying ace (1893–1974) 1: 405:(359): 872. 12 November 1915. 295:declaration of war on Germany 333:Guttman & Dempsey (2009) 635:Royal Flying Corps officers 567:. 9 May 1941. p. 2680. 531:. 2 May 1939. p. 2926. 691: 584:Pusher Aces of World War I 18: 670:Royal Air Force officers 393:"Aviators' Certificates" 210:Military School, Ruislip 357:"Stephen William Price" 202:Leicestershire Regiment 198:Officers Training Corps 110:Leicestershire Regiment 277:of London, 1935–1936. 177:Stephen William Price 32:Stephen William Price 308:, on 19 April 1974. 625:People from Hornsey 143:No. 83 Squadron RAF 120:No. 11 Squadron RFC 115:No. 23 Squadron RFC 565:The London Gazette 547:The London Gazette 529:The London Gazette 511:The London Gazette 493:The London Gazette 475:The London Gazette 457:The London Gazette 439:The London Gazette 421:The London Gazette 379:The London Gazette 154: • 597:978-1-84603-417-6 588:Osprey Publishing 273:and served as an 241:Douchy-lès-Ayette 173: 172: 70:, Sussex, England 53:, London, England 682: 601: 569: 568: 557: 551: 550: 539: 533: 532: 521: 515: 514: 503: 497: 496: 485: 479: 478: 467: 461: 460: 449: 443: 442: 431: 425: 424: 413: 407: 406: 389: 383: 382: 371: 365: 364: 353: 336: 330: 225:flight commander 183: 84: 64: 48:28 November 1893 47: 45: 28: 690: 689: 685: 684: 683: 681: 680: 679: 605: 604: 598: 581: 573: 572: 559: 558: 554: 541: 540: 536: 523: 522: 518: 505: 504: 500: 487: 486: 482: 469: 468: 464: 451: 450: 446: 433: 432: 428: 415: 414: 410: 391: 390: 386: 373: 372: 368: 355: 354: 339: 331: 324: 314: 283: 264:No. 83 Squadron 221:Frederick Libby 208:biplane at the 194: 179: 158: 153: 134: 90:Royal Air Force 89: 66: 62: 49: 43: 41: 33: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 688: 686: 678: 677: 672: 667: 662: 657: 652: 647: 642: 637: 632: 627: 622: 617: 607: 606: 603: 602: 596: 578: 577: 571: 570: 552: 534: 516: 498: 480: 462: 444: 426: 408: 384: 366: 337: 321: 320: 319: 318: 313: 310: 300:Price died in 291:flying officer 282: 279: 260: 259: 248:Military Cross 206:Maurice Farman 193: 190: 171: 170: 168:Military Cross 165: 161: 160: 150: 146: 145: 140: 136: 135: 133: 132: 127: 122: 117: 112: 106: 104: 100: 99: 96: 92: 91: 86: 80: 79: 78:United Kingdom 76: 72: 71: 65:(aged 80) 59: 55: 54: 39: 35: 34: 31: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 687: 676: 673: 671: 668: 666: 663: 661: 658: 656: 653: 651: 648: 646: 643: 641: 638: 636: 633: 631: 628: 626: 623: 621: 618: 616: 613: 612: 610: 599: 593: 589: 585: 580: 579: 575: 574: 566: 562: 556: 553: 548: 544: 538: 535: 530: 526: 520: 517: 512: 508: 502: 499: 494: 490: 484: 481: 476: 472: 466: 463: 458: 454: 448: 445: 440: 436: 430: 427: 422: 418: 412: 409: 404: 400: 399: 394: 388: 385: 380: 376: 370: 367: 362: 361:The Aerodrome 358: 352: 350: 348: 346: 344: 342: 338: 335:, p. 39. 334: 329: 327: 323: 316: 315: 311: 309: 307: 303: 298: 296: 292: 288: 280: 278: 276: 275:Under-Sheriff 272: 267: 265: 257: 256: 255: 253: 249: 244: 242: 238: 234: 230: 226: 222: 218: 213: 211: 207: 203: 199: 191: 189: 187: 182: 178: 169: 166: 162: 157: 156:Western Front 151: 147: 144: 141: 137: 131: 128: 126: 123: 121: 118: 116: 113: 111: 108: 107: 105: 101: 97: 93: 87: 81: 77: 73: 69: 61:19 April 1974 60: 56: 52: 51:South Hornsey 40: 36: 29: 26: 22: 583: 576:Bibliography 564: 555: 546: 537: 528: 519: 510: 501: 492: 483: 474: 465: 456: 447: 438: 429: 420: 411: 402: 396: 387: 378: 369: 360: 299: 284: 281:World War II 268: 261: 250:, which was 245: 233:Albatros D.I 214: 195: 176: 174: 159:World War II 149:Battles/wars 88:British Army 63:(1974-04-19) 25: 620:1974 deaths 615:1893 births 561:"No. 35158" 543:"No. 34700" 525:"No. 34621" 507:"No. 31230" 489:"No. 30539" 471:"No. 29837" 453:"No. 29715" 435:"No. 29579" 417:"No. 29465" 375:"No. 28910" 192:World War I 152:World War I 21:Steve Price 609:Categories 312:References 186:flying ace 75:Allegiance 68:Chichester 44:1893-11-28 271:solicitor 231:, and an 302:Midhurst 252:gazetted 139:Commands 83:Service/ 363:. 2015. 229:Bapaume 594:  398:Flight 306:Sussex 217:F.E.2b 175:Major 164:Awards 85:branch 317:Notes 235:over 98:Major 592:ISBN 237:Mory 103:Unit 95:Rank 58:Died 38:Born 403:VII 611:: 590:. 586:. 563:. 545:. 527:. 509:. 491:. 473:. 455:. 437:. 419:. 401:. 395:. 377:. 359:. 340:^ 325:^ 304:, 243:. 181:MC 600:. 46:) 42:( 23:.

Index

Steve Price
South Hornsey
Chichester
Leicestershire Regiment
No. 23 Squadron RFC
No. 11 Squadron RFC
No. 33 (Home Defence) Squadron RFC
No. 36 Squadron (Home Defence) RFC
No. 83 Squadron RAF
Western Front
Military Cross
MC
flying ace
Officers Training Corps
Leicestershire Regiment
Maurice Farman
Military School, Ruislip
F.E.2b
Frederick Libby
flight commander
Bapaume
Albatros D.I
Mory
Douchy-lès-Ayette
Military Cross
gazetted
No. 83 Squadron
solicitor
Under-Sheriff
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

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