Fox, Benson Charles

Killed in Flying Accident 1918-07-23

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Birth Date: unkown date

Born: ????, England

Home: ????, England

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RAF

Unit

(OT) TS- Training Squadron (RAF)

Base

34 TDS Scampton England

Rank

Lieutenant

Position

2nd-Lieutenant

Service Numbers

152360, RAF

1918-07-23: Fox allowed his flying speed to drop too low, stalled on a turn and spun to the ground, in the Scampton area. He was killed in the crash.

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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