James White (RAF officer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

James White (RAF officer)

RAF officer, born 1893

Date of Birth: 07-Jul-1893

Place of Birth: Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: 02-Jan-1972

Profession: military personnel, military officer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About James White (RAF officer)

  • Captain James Butler White, DFC, RNAS (7 July 1893 – 2 January 1972) was a World War I Royal Naval Air Service flying ace. White was born on Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada. He served with No.
  • 8 Naval Squadron RNAS, which was renamed No.
  • 208 Squadron RAF after the Royal Naval Air Service was merged with the Royal Flying Corps to form the Royal Air Force in 1918.
  • He achieved 12 victories in total, his first on 24 January 1918 and his last two on 3 October 1918.
  • All of his victories were scored while flying a Sopwith Camel. The citation for his Distinguished Flying Cross (published in the London Gazette on 3 December 1918) read: A fine fighting pilot who has accounted for eight enemy aeroplanes.
  • He has led numerous offensive and low bombing raids, and by his able and daring leadership has achieved great success with a minimum of casualties to his patrol.

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