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Kilbourne, Watson Hector (Lieutenant)
Prisoner of War 1918-August-16
Birth Date: unkown date (age not f)
Born: ?????, Ontario
not found
not found
Service
RAF
RAF
Unit
57 (BR) (RFC)
57 (BR) (RFC)
Base
France
France
Rank
2nd-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
1917-05-14: 2nd-Lieutenant, RFC.
1917-11-12: to be Lieutenant.
1918-05-19: posted to 57Sqn, RAF.
1918-06-06: Kilbourne was OK in DH-4, E-4628; when he hit a ridge and pancaked in a forced landing when the prop struck the ground and broke on take-off for test. His air-gunner, Cpl J Simmons (no forename in record) was also OK.
1918-08-16: Kilbourne was missing in DH-4, D-9267; last seen at 14,000 feet over Quesnain gliding down in a North-East direction, under control during bombing and recce of Sancourt ammo dump. His air-gunner, 2Lt Donald Ernest Stephens (British) was also missing. Both men were later reported to be POWs. Kilbourne was repatriated 1918-12-13
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