Captain Reginald Carey Brenton BradingDFC* (14 May 1899 – 26 July 1926)[1] was a British World War I flying ace credited with thirteen confirmed aerial victories.[2]
Reginald Carey Brenton Brading was born in Croydon on 4 May 1899.[2]
Aerial serviceedit
Brading joined the Royal Naval Air Service on 12 June 1917, just a month past his eighteenth birthday. He trained in an operational squadron, 12 Naval, before being posted to 1 Naval in April 1918 as a Sopwith Camel pilot. On 2 May, he scored his first aerial victory when a squadron patrol caught a luckless German reconnaissance plane north of Albert and Brading, Samuel Kinkead, Hazel Wallace, and four other pilots sent it down out of control for a win apiece. On the 15th, Brading gained a second victory in similar fashion, teaming with Kinkead, Wallace, Charles Dawson Booker, Robert McLaughlin, Maxwell Findlay, James Henry Forman, and two other pilots to destroy an Albatros D.V to add to all their scores. Brading also received a second victory that day, for his solo win in driving a second Albatros D.V down out of control. His fourth triumph came on 9 June, when he drove a DFW reconnaissance plane down out of control. On 28 June, he became an ace by driving down another Albatros D.V. From there on, Brading's wins were always over the best German fighter planes, Fokker D.VIIs and a Pfalz D.XII.[2] The only curiosity among them was the last pilot downed plummeted to his death in one of the pioneering uses of a parachute; that was on 16 September 1918.[3]
A summary of his victories shows Brading was credited with five enemy airplanes destroyed, including that first shared one; eight driven down out of control, including the shared second win.[2]
Honors and awardsedit
Text of the citation for the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
Lieut (T./Capt.)"Reginald Carey Brenton Brading. This officer has accounted for seven enemy machines—two shot down in flames and five out of control. In addition he has displayed marked skill and bravery in attacking troops and transport. Four times in one day he engaged troops, etc., on the roads with machine-gun fire, inflicting casualties and causing great confusion.[4]
Text of the citation for the Bar to the Distinguished Flying Cross (in lieu of second award)
Lieut (A./Capt.) Reginald Carey Brenton Brading, D.F.C. (FRANCE) An exceptionally keen and daring patrol leader who has accounted for five enemy machines during the last month. On 2 September, while leading his flight, he observed twelve Fokker biplanes, which he at once engaged, driving one down out of control. Later, on the same day, he engaged a formation of Fokkers that were harassing our corps machines, causing one to crash. This officer's skill and bravery have proved a great incentive to the other pilots of his squadron.[5]
Referencesedit
^Spooner, Stanley, ed. (11 November 1926). "Personals". Flight. Vol. XVIII, no. 45. p. 738. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
^ abcdShores, Christopher; Franks, Norman; Guest, Russell (1990). Above the Trenches : A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces, 1915-1920. Grub Street. p. 84. ISBN978-0919195110.
^"Parachute use in World War I". Project Get Out and Walk. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
reginald, brading, captain, reginald, carey, brenton, brading, 1899, july, 1926, british, world, flying, credited, with, thirteen, confirmed, aerial, victories, reginald, carey, brenton, bradingborn, 1899, 1899croydon, surrey, englanddied26, july, 1926, 1926, . Captain Reginald Carey Brenton Brading DFC 14 May 1899 26 July 1926 1 was a British World War I flying ace credited with thirteen confirmed aerial victories 2 Reginald Carey Brenton BradingBorn 1899 05 04 4 May 1899Croydon Surrey EnglandDied26 July 1926 1926 07 26 aged 27 Vicinity of Baghdad IraqAllegiance United KingdomService wbr branchAviationRankCaptainUnitNo 12 Squadron RNAS No 1 Squadron RNAS No 201 Squadron RAFAwardsDistinguished Flying Cross with Bar Contents 1 Early life 2 Aerial service 3 Honors and awards 4 ReferencesEarly life editReginald Carey Brenton Brading was born in Croydon on 4 May 1899 2 Aerial service editBrading joined the Royal Naval Air Service on 12 June 1917 just a month past his eighteenth birthday He trained in an operational squadron 12 Naval before being posted to 1 Naval in April 1918 as a Sopwith Camel pilot On 2 May he scored his first aerial victory when a squadron patrol caught a luckless German reconnaissance plane north of Albert and Brading Samuel Kinkead Hazel Wallace and four other pilots sent it down out of control for a win apiece On the 15th Brading gained a second victory in similar fashion teaming with Kinkead Wallace Charles Dawson Booker Robert McLaughlin Maxwell Findlay James Henry Forman and two other pilots to destroy an Albatros D V to add to all their scores Brading also received a second victory that day for his solo win in driving a second Albatros D V down out of control His fourth triumph came on 9 June when he drove a DFW reconnaissance plane down out of control On 28 June he became an ace by driving down another Albatros D V From there on Brading s wins were always over the best German fighter planes Fokker D VIIs and a Pfalz D XII 2 The only curiosity among them was the last pilot downed plummeted to his death in one of the pioneering uses of a parachute that was on 16 September 1918 3 A summary of his victories shows Brading was credited with five enemy airplanes destroyed including that first shared one eight driven down out of control including the shared second win 2 Honors and awards editText of the citation for the Distinguished Flying Cross DFC Lieut T Capt Reginald Carey Brenton Brading This officer has accounted for seven enemy machines two shot down in flames and five out of control In addition he has displayed marked skill and bravery in attacking troops and transport Four times in one day he engaged troops etc on the roads with machine gun fire inflicting casualties and causing great confusion 4 Text of the citation for the Bar to the Distinguished Flying Cross in lieu of second award Lieut A Capt Reginald Carey Brenton Brading D F C FRANCE An exceptionally keen and daring patrol leader who has accounted for five enemy machines during the last month On 2 September while leading his flight he observed twelve Fokker biplanes which he at once engaged driving one down out of control Later on the same day he engaged a formation of Fokkers that were harassing our corps machines causing one to crash This officer s skill and bravery have proved a great incentive to the other pilots of his squadron 5 References edit Spooner Stanley ed 11 November 1926 Personals Flight Vol XVIII no 45 p 738 Retrieved 2 February 2018 a b c d Shores Christopher Franks Norman Guest Russell 1990 Above the Trenches A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915 1920 Grub Street p 84 ISBN 978 0919195110 Parachute use in World War I Project Get Out and Walk Retrieved 2 February 2018 No 30989 The London Gazette Supplement 2 November 1918 p 12962 No 31046 The London Gazette Supplement 3 December 1918 p 14316 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Reginald Brading amp oldid 1158138770, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
