Person Profile

Anderson, George

1897–

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Military Service

He was appointed as a Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS.

He served in 3(Naval) RNAS Squadron 1917.

He served in 3 (Wing) RNAS 1917. (Transferred to the Royal Air Force).

He was appointed as a Flight Lieutenant RAF. (After scoring his first victory with a Sopwith Pup, his squadron was re-equipped with new aircraft and Anderson scored four more victories flying the Sopwith Camel.) (He was demobilized.)

Aircraft Flown

Service Aircraft Flown: Sopwith Camel, Sopwith Pup.

References

MacFarlane, John and General Robbie Hughes (1997)

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