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Talbot, Ralph Frederick (Second-Lieutenant)

Killed in Action 1918-September-02

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Birth Date: unkown date (age 20)

Born: Erdington, Birmingham, England

Arthur Warburton Talbot & Caroline Eva Rushton

unmarried

Home: St. Lambert, Quebec

Service
RAF
Unit
208 (BR) Sqn- Squadron (RFC)
Base
France
Rank
Second-Lieutenant
Marshal
Air Chief MarshalA/C/M
Air MarshalA/M
Air Vice MarshalA/V/M
Air CommodoreA/C
Group CaptainG/C
Wing CommanderW/C
Squadron LeaderS/L
Flight LieutenantF/L
Flying OfficerF/O
Pilot OfficerP/O
Warrant Officer 1st ClassWO1
Warrant Officer 2nd ClassWO2
Flight SergeantFS
SergeantSGT
CorporalCPL
Senior AircraftmanSAC
Leading AircraftmanLAC
Aircraftman 1st ClassAC1
Aircraftman 2nd ClassAC2
Position
observer-gunner
Service Numbers
1918-09-02: Talbot died when his FK8 was shot down, as did the Pilot, 2Lt Clarence Wasson Appley (American). Their crash site was not found.

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Second-Lieutenant Ralph Frederick Talbot has no known grave.

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F.K.8 F7394

Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN 3387943)
Armstrong-Whitworth F.K.8.
(Source Harold A Skaarup web page)

The Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8 was a British two-seat general-purpose biplane built by Armstrong Whitworth during the First World War. The type served alongside the better known R.E.8 until the end of the war, at which point 694 F.K.8s remained on RAF charge. Harold Skaarup web page

Wkikpedia Wikipedia F.K.8

General Harold A Skaarup Web Page

last update: 2021-10-16 20:34:53

F.K.8 F7394



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