Horace Barton, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Horace Barton

Royal Air Force flying ace

Date of Birth: 22-Nov-1891

Date of Death: 25-May-1975

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Horace Barton

  • Captain Horace Dale Barton (22 November 1891 – 25 May 1975) was a World War I flying ace credited with 19 aerial victories.He originally spent 1914–1916 with the army in German Southwest and East Africa.
  • He then joined the Royal Flying Corps in England.
  • His first assignment after pilot's training was 84 Squadron.
  • On 3 January 1918, he moved on to 24 Squadron.
  • On 18 February, he scored his first victory, sending a DFW reconnaissance plane down out of control.
  • On 16 May, he scored his fourth; it is likely he was the one who killed German ace Hans Wolff.
  • His steady accumulation of single victories saw him become an ace on 6 June, when he defeated an Albatros D.V.
  • His next victory, on 17 June 1918, was his most important, as he helped force down and capture 27-victory ace Kurt Wüsthoff in a new Fokker D.VII.
  • Eventually, scoring single triumphs (except for 15 September, when he scored twice), he raised his count to 19.
  • He single-handedly destroyed five enemies, including one set afire.
  • He shared victories in three cases of destroyed enemy aircraft.
  • He sent down seven foes out of control, though two of those were shared victories.
  • He aided in the capture of two enemy planes.
  • He shot down one balloon by himself, and had help on a second.During World War II, Barton returned to service as an intelligence officer for the South African Air Force.

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