Charles C. Banks
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Captain Charles Chaplin Banks DFC MC (17 December 1893 – 21 December 1971) was a World War I flying ace credited with thirteen aerial victories. He scored a pioneering night fighter victory on 31 May 1918, when he shot down a German Friedrichshafen G bomber.[2]
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Charles Chaplin Banks | |
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Nickname(s) | "Sandy" |
Born | (1893-12-17)17 December 1893 Hampstead, London, England |
Died | 21 December 1971(1971-12-21) (aged 78) Lewes, Sussex, England |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army (1916-1918) Royal Air Force (1918) |
Years of service | 1914-1918 |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1914-16) 44 Squadron RFC (1916-18) 43 Squadron RAF (1918) |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Military Cross Distinguished Flying Cross |
Relations | Arthur Chaplin Banks, KIA with Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 22 June 1916,[1] aged 20 (brother) Flight Sergeant Arthur Banks, GC, KIA 20 December 1944 (son) |
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