James Butler Jr. White

Survived 1919-July-03

Captain James Butler Jr. White RAF

Birth Date: 1893-July-09

Born: Manitoulin Island, Manitoulin District, Ontario, Canada

Parents: James Butler White & Katherine McFarlane (nee Lefon) White

Spouse: Husband of Eleanor Mary (nee Gooderham) White

Home: Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: 1916-September-10

Decorations: DFC

Service

RAF

Unit

208 (F) Sqn- Squadron (RNAS)

Base

France

Rank

Captain

Position

pilot

Service Numbers

Home

Toronto, Ontario

Final Burial

St James's Cemetery

In 1918, James Butler White Jr. (RAF) scored eight victories flying a Sopwith Camel with 8 (N) Sqn (later 208 Squadron). White was transferred to the unemployed list on 1919-07-03. When he returned to Canada after the war, he became a stockbroker and founded J. B. White & Company in Toronto, Ontario in 1924. From 1945 to 1947 he was the president of the Toronto Stock Exchange

unvetted Source James Butler White

unvetted Source 1918 - Kingston Aviation

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Camel serial: E7165

By unknown RAF photographer - gallery link image link, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8473883

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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