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453:Distinguished Flying Cross
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242:Involvement in World War I
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162:Order of Leopold (Belgium)
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953:and www.theaerodrome.com
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849:Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter
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856:reconnaissance plane
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111:Years of service
105:Belgian Air Component
1212:Franks, Norman L. R.
1008:Above the War Fronts
993:Above Flanders Field
951:Above the War Fronts
720:23 June 1916 @ 0800
692:22 June 1916 @ 0830
382:Bristol F.2 Fighters
1219:Grub Street, 1997.
949:List compiled from
831:Houthulst, Belgium
631:Nieuwpoort, Belgium
449:Order of Saint Anna
197:Captain-Commandant
178:Order of Saint Anna
553:Destroyed; burned
484:Belgian Resistance
411:Order of the Crown
394:Captain-Commandant
201:was a World War I
123:Captain-Commandant
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933:Two-seater
782:Middelkerke
425:3rd Class,
423:Croix Civil
365:King Albert
316:Farman F.40
232:World War I
1287:Categories
1183:References
930:SPAD S.XI
906:SPAD S.XI
893:Houthulst
865:, Belgium
859:Destroyed
835:Franz Walz
828:Destroyed
803:Destroyed
784:, Belgium
778:Destroyed
759:, Belgium
734:Koekelare
731:Destroyed
710:, Belgium
704:Destroyed
682:, Belgium
657:, Belgium
627:Destroyed
606:, Belgium
559:, Belgium
516:Date/time
336:Franz Walz
324:flechettes
218:Background
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180:, British
176:, Russian
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957:Citations
880:SPAD S.XI
807:Houthulst
680:Koekelare
528:Location
519:Aircraft
501:See also
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469:Gosselies
465:Charleroi
369:Nieuports
168:, French
114:1907–1921
887:fighter
837:wounded
757:Handzame
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302:pusher
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154:Awards
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