Scott, Norman

Killed in Flying Accident 1918-06-20

Birth Date: unkown date

Born: Wigan, Lancashire, England

Charles Edward & Alice Scott, Skerton Lancs, England

Home: Toronto, Ontario (living with his brother, 5 years)

Enlistment: Toronto - 3rd University Corps, PPCLI

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Decorations: MM

Military Medal

Service

RAF

Unit

72 (OT) TS- Training Squadron (RFC)

Base

Beverly England

Rank

Lieutenant

Position

Lieutenant

Service Numbers

5777

Listed as PPCLI but he was RAF at the time of his death. **L.S.**Scott served in France in the PPCLI. He transferred to the RFC on 1917-04-26. On 1918-06-20, immediately before leaving for the Front, he took a 'farewell' flight. He put his Camel into a spin but was then unable to recover it before it hit the ground. I can find no explanation why it took 14 months for his training.

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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