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Eyres, James Arthur (Lieutenant)
Survived 1918-May-01
Birth Date: unkown date (age 60)
Born: Reading, Berkshire, England
Alfred Eyre & Mary Ann Bradford
Enid Harriett Margetts
Home: Reading, England (Royal Berkshire Hospital)
Service
RAF
RAF
Unit
(BR) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
(BR) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Base
5 Group 218 Squadron, ???, England
5 Group 218 Squadron, ???, England
Rank
Lieutenant
| Marshal | |
| Air Chief Marshal | A/C/M |
| Air Marshal | A/M |
| Air Vice Marshal | A/V/M |
| Air Commodore | A/C |
| Group Captain | G/C |
| Wing Commander | W/C |
| Squadron Leader | S/L |
| Flight Lieutenant | F/L |
| Flying Officer | F/O |
| Pilot Officer | P/O |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class | WO1 |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class | WO2 |
| Flight Sergeant | FS |
| Sergeant | SGT |
| Corporal | CPL |
| Senior Aircraftman | SAC |
| Leading Aircraftman | LAC |
| Aircraftman 1st Class | AC1 |
| Aircraftman 2nd Class | AC2 |
Position
pilot
pilot
Service Numbers
1918-05-01: Eyres took off from Guston Road Aerodrome, Dover England on a survey flight of DH-4, D-1751 which had landed with engine problems. Supposedly repaired, the engine failed again during the test and the aircraft crashed attempting to land. His air-gunner, AM F R Peters, (no forenames in record) was also OK.
1918-05-09: Eyres took off from 218 Sqn, England and was OK in DH-4, D-1757 when it over-ran the aerodrome and crashed over the edge, breaking the propeller at Guston Road Aerodrome, Dover, England. He was alone on the DH-4.
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