Orr, Osborne John

Killed in Action 1918-10-23

Birth Date: unkown date

Born: Nanaimo, British Columbia

William J. Orr &

Home: Vancouver, B.C.

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Decorations: DFC

Service

RAF

Unit

204 (F) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Praedam mari quaero I seek my prey in the sea

Base

Rank

Lieutenant

Position

Lieutenant

Service Numbers

Home

Vancouver, B.C.

First Burial

Arras Flying Services Memorial, Arras, Pas De Calais, France

Orr sailed to England to join the Royal Air Force. He was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on 1918-03-10 and posted to 204 Squadron on 1918-08-01. On the morning of 1918-10-23, his flight had just completed a bombing mission when it was engaged by enemy fighters near Termonde. In the battle that followed, Orr and four other Sopwith Camel pilots were killed in action when their aircraft were shot down..

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Camel D9613

Lieutenant Orr, Osborne John (RAF)
pilot
Killed in Action
1918-October-23
Arras Flying Services Memorial, Boulevard du General de Gaulle, Arras, France

Sopwith Camel

By unknown RAF photographer - gallery link image link, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8473883

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The Sopwith Camel became the most successful British fighter of the First World War. The Sopwith F.1 and 2F.1 Camel first went into operations on the Western Front in 1917 and then served in virtually every theatre of Royal Flying Corps (RFC), Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) and Royal Air Force (RAF) service. Several Canadian aces used the Camel as their mount. The Camel was very manoeuvrable, and it could be tricky to fly in the hands of a novice pilot. For experienced pilots, however, the aircraft proved to be a superb fighter.

The Camel's machine-guns were mounted on the forward fuselage with their breeches enclosed in a faired metal cowling "hump" that gave the Camel its name. Several Camels were also shipped to Canada in the post-war period as part of an Imperial gift. Three registered Sopwith F.1 Camels entered service with the RCAF at Camp Borden in 1924. The following year, the RCAF purchased seven additional aircraft to provide further spares for the active aircraft. These latter aircraft were in fact 2F.1 models that had been "navalized" variants. Used primarily by wartime experienced fighter pilots for refresher training, the Camels lasted another five years before finally being scrapped.Wikipedia

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