Croye Pithey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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South African World War I flying ace
Date of Birth: 19-Aug-1895
Place of Birth: Colony of Natal
Date of Death: 21-Feb-1920
Profession: flying ace
Nationality: South Africa
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Croye Pithey
- Lieutenant Croye Rothes Pithey was a South African World War I flying ace credited with 10 aerial victories.
- He was one of the war's handful of bomber pilots to become a balloon buster; he may have been the only pilot to do it twice.
- He was also celebrated for his feats of visual and photographic reconnaissance under hazardous circumstances.
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