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Forman, James Henry Distinguished Flying Cross (Captain)

Prisoner of War 1918-September-04

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Birth Date: unkown date (age 76)

Born: Kirkfield, Ontario

Joseph Forman & Mary Elizabeth Sanders

Jane Crawford Storer, married 1926

Home: Goleta, Santa Barbara, California, USA

Enlistment Date: 1916-06-29

Decorations: Distinguished Flying Cross

Service
RAF
Unit
70 Sqn- Squadron (RNAS)
Base
France
Rank
Captein
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
pilot
Service Numbers
490828
Forman transferred into the RNAS and was trained as a pilot before being assigned to 6(N) Sqn. He was one of eight pilots shot down on 1918-09-04 while serving with 70 Sqn, and was posted as missing. Only four pilots returned to the aerodrome after this scrap. He was found to be a POW at a later date and was repatriated on 1918-12-10. He had scored 9 aerial victories before being made PoW.

Sopwith Camel

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

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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last update: 2021-12-21 00:32:56

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