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Identity
Person No.
9529
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Edwin Tufnell
Initials
E T
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
Unknown
Cause of Death
Killed in a crash, while flying a Bristol Fighter, Bristol F2, serial F5098, of 14 Aircraft Acceptance Park stalled and crashed on landing at Castle Bromwich
Military Service
Rank
Captain
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UK 4,066
British forces
Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross
United Kingdom
0 feet. " DFC LG 21 September 1918 - "During the recent enemy offensive this officer carried out forty-eight special missions. Flying at ext
Notes

Son of Tufnell Ward Hayne and Emily Ethel Hayne, of Kerry Rd., Park View, Johannesburg, South Africa. Educated at St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown. Credited with 15 victories. His brother also died on service in WW2

Citations

DSC LG 30 November 1917 - "In recognition of his services with a Wing of the R.N.A.S. at Dunkirk between March and September, 1917. He has had numerous engagements with enemy aircraft and on the 16th August, 1917, attacked an enemy aerodrome and placed a whole flight of machines out of action by machine-gun fire. During a flight of over two hours, during which time he attacked transport and railways, he never exceeded a height of 1,000 feet. " DFC LG 21 September 1918 - "During the recent enemy offensive this officer carried out forty-eight special missions. Flying at extremely low altitudes he has inflicted heavy casualties on massed troops and transport. In addition he has accounted for ten enemy machines, destroying three and driving down seven out of control; in these encounters he has never hesitated to engage the enemy, however superior in numbers. On one occasion he observed ten hostile aeroplanes harassing three Dolphines; he attacked three of the enemy, driving one down in flames"

LG 30 November 1917 p.12661
LG 30 November 1917 p.12661
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