Jenkins, William Stanley

Survived 0001-01-01

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Birth Date: unkown date

Born: Russel, Ontario

Robert Saulter Jenkins & Annie Bickford

Home: Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Enlistment: Montreal, Quebec: 87 Btn. CEF

Enlistment Date: 1915-10-09

Decorations: DFC & bar

Distinguished Service Cross Bar

Service

RAF

Unit

210 (F) Sqn- Squadron (RFC)

Base

France

Rank

Captain

Position

Captain

Service Numbers

177246, CEF

Home
Google MapWashington, District of Columbia, USA
First Burial
Google MapSouthampton Crematorium and Garden of Remembrance, Southampton, England
Jenkins transferred to RFC in May, 1917, training with 87CTS in Canada. This interruption to his training shunted him off to No. 40 Squadron RAF at Croydon, England, where he was forced to repeat some of his training. He had 39 hours 55 minutes in his pilot's log by 25 March 1918. He then had to wait out bad weather and a shortage of aircraft to make his final flight. As a result, his date of rank was 1 April 1918, leaving him shy of one day's seniority for promotion. On 2 October 1917, Jenkins was appointed temporary captain while still a second lieutenant He would be repatriated on 6 April 1919. He scored 12 aerial victories.

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Camel D8219

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Captain Jenkins, William Stanley (RAF)
pilot
Survived
1917-May
Southampton Crematorium and Garden of Remembrance, Southampton, UK

Sopwith Camel

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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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