Clappison's run of victories came late in World War I. He was assigned to 204 Squadron in August 1918 to pilot a Sopwith Camel. He set afire a Fokker D.VII on 20 September 1918 and ran up five more wins over D.VIIs by November 1. His final tally was two destroyed, four driven down out of control.[2]
Sources of informationedit
^"Henry Gordon Clappison". www.theaerodrome.com. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
^Above the Trenches: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-1920. p. 104.
Referencesedit
Above the Trenches: a Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-1920. Christopher F. Shores, Norman L. R. Franks, Russell Guest. Grub Street, 1990. ISBN0-948817-19-4, ISBN978-0-948817-19-9.
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henry, gordon, clappison, captain, october, 1898, 1977, world, flying, credited, with, aerial, victories, nickname, harryborn, 1898, october, 1898hamilton, ontario, canadadiedmay, 1977, 1977, aged, toronto, ontario, canadaallegiancecanada, united, kingdomservi. Captain Henry Gordon Clappison October 1 1898 May 15 1977 was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories 1 Henry Gordon ClappisonNickname s HarryBorn 1898 10 01 October 1 1898Hamilton Ontario CanadaDiedMay 15 1977 1977 05 15 aged 78 Toronto Ontario CanadaAllegianceCanada United KingdomService wbr branchCanadian Expeditionary Force Royal Air ForceYears of service1917 1919RankCaptainUnit91st Highlander Regiment No 204 Squadron RAFAwardsBelgian Croix de GuerreClappison s run of victories came late in World War I He was assigned to 204 Squadron in August 1918 to pilot a Sopwith Camel He set afire a Fokker D VII on 20 September 1918 and ran up five more wins over D VIIs by November 1 His final tally was two destroyed four driven down out of control 2 Sources of information edit Henry Gordon Clappison www theaerodrome com Retrieved 12 February 2010 Above the Trenches A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915 1920 p 104 References editAbove the Trenches a Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915 1920 Christopher F Shores Norman L R Franks Russell Guest Grub Street 1990 ISBN 0 948817 19 4 ISBN 978 0 948817 19 9 nbsp This biographical article related to the military of Canada is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henry Gordon Clappison amp oldid 1216239085, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
