Hewat, Richard Alexander 'Bill'

Killed in Action 1918-08-14

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Birth Date: unkown date

Born: Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA

R.A.J. Hewat & Jessie Bell

Home: Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: 1917-06-27

Service

RAF

Unit

87 (F) Sqn- Squadron (RCN)

Base

Rank

Lieutenant

Position

Lieutenant

Service Numbers

Home
Google MapLawrence, Massachusetts, USA
First Burial
Google MapArras Flying Services Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Hewat joined the RFC in June 1917and was posted to 19 Sqn in September. On October 26 he was wounded in the head by ground-based machine gun fire. . He escaped and landed safely. After recovering he joined 87 Sqn at Hounslow in their preparations for France and left with the Squadron in April, 1918. ON 1918-08-14 he took off in Dolphin nE4434 on a solo patrol, but did not return. His is one of many names on the Arras Flying Services Memorial.Southview Cemetery, North Adams Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA

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Dolphin E4434

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Lieutenant Hewat, Richard Alexander 'Bill' (RAF)
pilot
Killed in Action
1918-August-14
Arras Flying Services Memorial, Boulevard du General de Gaulle, Arras, France

Sopwith Dolphin

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The Sopwith 5F.1 Dolphin was a British fighter aircraft manufactured by the Sopwith Aviation Company. It was used by the Royal Flying Corps and its successor, the Royal Air Force, during the First World War. The Dolphin entered service on the Western Front in early 1918 and proved to be a formidable fighter. The aircraft was not retained in the postwar inventory and was retired shortly after the war.

No. 1 (Fighter) Squadron, which operated Dolphins along with S.E.5as, Sopwith Snipes, and captured Fokker D.VIIs, was disbanded on 28 January 1920. Although retired from Canadian Air Force service, a small number of Dolphins were sent back to Canada.Wikipedia

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