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William Harrop (RAF officer)

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171:. Three days later, at 1830 hours, Harrop and Smith drove another Pfalz down out of control, to make both men aces. Both were taken prisoner on 22 August 1918 after a raid on Mannheim. Harrop's final score was 1 (& 1 shared) destroyed, 2 (& 1 shared) 'out of control'. 198:
on 1 January 1946. On 1 November 1947, Harrop was reverted to the rank of flight lieutenant, with a seniority date from 1 September 1945. He retired from the RAF on 24 June 1948, and was allowed to retain the rank of squadron leader.
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credited with five aerial victories while flying as an enlisted observer. He returned to RAF service in World War II, attaining the rank of squadron leader.
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Airfield on 1 August 1918 for his first victory. On a morning patrol on the 12th, Harrop and Smith destroyed another Pfalz D.III, aided
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on 29 April 1940, and confirmed in his rank a year later, on 29 April 1941. On 1 March 1942, he was promoted to temporary
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Harrop was awarded his Military Medal on 14 December 1916, while serving as a
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of 104 Squadron, teamed with Lt. George Smith. He drove down a
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Sergeant Harrop served as an observer/gunner aboard the
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Index

W. Harrop
Squadron Leader
Royal Engineers
No. 104 Squadron RAF
Military Medal
MM
World War I
flying ace
pioneer
Airco DH.9s
Pfalz D.III
Boulay
Arthur Rullion Rattray
Albatros D.V
Saverne
Jasta 70
warrant officer
flying officer
flight lieutenant
squadron leader


"William Harrop"
"No. 29864"
The London Gazette
"No. 34854"
"No. 35222"
"No. 35503"
"No. 37493"
"No. 38194"

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